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DOT Review Finds 44% of Trucking Schools Are Noncompliant

The Transportation Department said Dec. 1 that it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 truck driving schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days.

December 2, 2025
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Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle

Amazon will use 鈥渟pecialized smaller facilities鈥 for the deliveries, the e-commerce giant said Dec. 1 in a statement.聽The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.

December 1, 2025
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Electric Plane Maker Beta Wins Wall Street Support After IPO

Beta is 鈥渁kin to a young Tesla, but with a more attractive end market of aerospace, which has higher barriers to entry than autos,鈥 said Morgan Stanley analysts in a note.

December 1, 2025
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Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.

December 1, 2025
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Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for 鈥楥abotage鈥

Mexican truck drivers hauling domestic U.S. freight recently were detained and saw their commercial vehicles seized by federal agents in a U.S. CBP enforcement effort targeting 鈥渃abotage.鈥

December 1, 2025
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Canada's Algoma Steel to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid US Tariffs

Trump鈥檚 50% tariffs on foreign steel 鈥渉ave fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,鈥 a spokeswoman said.

December 1, 2025
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Costco Joins Legal Fight Over Trump Tariffs

Costco is one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a challenge of the Trump administration's tariffs largely driven this year by聽small businesses聽and Democratic state officials.

December 1, 2025
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Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months.

December 1, 2025
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FedEx Freight Begins Enforcing NMFC Updates

FedEx Freight said it delayed enforcing the NMFC changes "to help our customers adapt and ensure a smooth transition to the new, streamlined NMFC classes."

December 1, 2025
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Gasoline Prices Fall to 4-Year Low on Cheap Oil, Flat Demand

Gasoline prices across the U.S. on Dec. 1 averaged $3 a gallon, according to American Automobile Association data. That's聽well above President Donald Trump鈥檚 pledge to bring the price below $2.

December 1, 2025

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