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China to Resume Nexperia Chip Exports, Dutch Leader Says

Dutch PM Dick Schoof said China agreed to resume deliveries of Nexperia chips from plants in the country, signaling a possible breakthrough in a clash that risked disrupting auto production.

November 7, 2025
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Illinois Lawmakers Approve 30% Truck Toll Hike

The truck toll increases would start in 2027, with scheduled increases after that. But Matt Hart, executive director of the Illinois Trucking Association, intends to continue fighting.

November 7, 2025
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North American Softness Drags on Daimler Truck Earnings

Daimler Truck North America orders in the most recent quarter totaled 26,168 trucks and buses, down 29% year over year from 36,794 vehicles, but nearly double Q2鈥檚 13,842 total.

November 7, 2025
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First Brands Wins Access to Last $600M of Emergency Funds

First Brands Group won access to $600 million of remaining bankruptcy financing, which company lawyers said was needed to prevent the company from聽immediately聽shutting down.

November 7, 2025
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Cummins Q3 Profit Falls 33.7% Behind Accelera Writedown

On-highway truck and engine sales in North America are set to fall 15% in the fourth quarter compared with Q3, Cummins Chief Financial Officer Mark Smith warned analysts and investors.

November 7, 2025
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Airlines Cut Flights, With More Cancellations Into Next Week

Airlines across the U.S. have canceled flights聽as the longest government shutdown in history snarls up air travel and forces thousands of passengers to change their travel plans.

November 7, 2025
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PCS Rolls Out AI Dispatch, Freight Tools

PCS Software recently released several new artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities for its transportation management system to help motor carriers optimize dispatch and identify better load opportunities.

November 7, 2025
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China Renews Soybean Imports From US Suppliers

The decision follows the meeting between President Donald Trump and聽 Xi Jinping, a summit that produced a trade truce that set China back on the path to buying American farm goods again.

November 7, 2025
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Honda's Profit Slips as Trump's Tariffs Take Toll

Honda lowered its profit projection for the fiscal year through March 2026 to $2 billion, which would be a decline of 64% from the year before.

November 7, 2025
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Death Toll From UPS Plane Crash Climbs to 13

The casualties are believed to include Captain Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond, UPS said in a statement.聽

November 7, 2025

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