Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list illustrates how weak freight market conditions have continued to squeeze margins for North America's largest motor carriers.
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Amazon Ramps Up Zoox Robotaxi Factory
Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo.Â
June 18, 2025Fleets Grapple With Shifts in Trade, Freight Amid Tariffs
Shifting U.S. trade policies, fluctuating tariffs and the resulting supply chain upheaval have created an uncertain landscape for the trucking industry, in the present and down the road.
June 20, 2025DAT, OTR Legal Dispute Heads to June 17 Emergency Hearing
OTR alleges DAT’s acquisition of Seattle-based Outgo and subsequent actions breach binding agreements between the erstwhile partners and are causing harm to OTR’s business.
June 16, 2025Oil Shippers Pause Offers of Vessels to Middle East
Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran.
June 16, 2025Israel-Iran Clash Revives $100-a-Barrel Oil Fears
The barrage of headlines has revived memories of the political upheavals and price spikes of the 1970s — and yet even when oil prices have jumped, it inevitably proved short-lived.
June 13, 2025Port of Los Angeles Imports Sink 19% Amid Trump Tariffs
The drop in port activity came as importers and retailers — especially those with business in China — grappled with the uncertainty of Trump’s trade war.
June 13, 2025Amazon, Walmart Consider Issuing Own Stablecoins: Report
Amazon and Walmart are among large multinational companies that have discussed issuing their own stablecoins in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people.
June 13, 2025Producer Price Index Rises Less Than Forecast in May
The Labor Department reported June 12 that its producer price index rose 2.6% in May. Producer prices rose 0.1% from April to May after dropping 0.2% the month before.
June 12, 2025Global Trade Activity Slows After Tariff-Driven Surge
The IMF is seeing signs that the rise in trade and activity to front-run President Donald Trump’s tariffs is beginning to unwind as the global economy still faces heightened uncertainty.
June 12, 2025