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BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Landstar Profit Falls by More Than Half on Review Write-Downs

鈥淲e are working toward a late 2025 or early 2026 sale of Landstar Metro and have thus far experienced a good deal of interest in that company,鈥 CEO Frank Lonegro said.

October 31, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Freight Market Weakness Pummels Allison Q3 Profit, Revenue

Ongoing freight market weakness hammered Allison Transmission profit and revenue in the third quarter of 2025 while also precipitating a cut in full-year earnings guidance.

October 31, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

First Brands Lenders Allege 鈥榃idespread Fraud鈥 in Filing

The lender group is seeking to have certain special purpose vehicles dismissed from First Brands鈥 bankruptcy case and have also joined calls for the appointment of an independent examiner.

October 31, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US-China Deal Is Undoing Damage From Trade War

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President聽Donald Trump聽and Chinese leader聽Xi Jinping聽have essentially turned back the clock.

October 31, 2025
BusinessFuel

Exxon, Chevron Surpass Estimates With Production Increases

Exxon鈥檚 adjusted Q3 profit per share was 7 cents higher than analysts forecast, while Chevron posted an almost 20-cent surprise on Oct. 31. For Exxon, it was the sixth consecutive beat.

October 31, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Cloud Computing Growth Pushes Amazon Earnings Higher

Analysts are assessing Amazon's results, along with other retailers' earnings performances, to get insight into how shoppers are spending heading into the holiday season.

October 31, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

AI Pays Off Big for C.H. Robinson

The company鈥檚 stock was up more than 20% at mid-session Oct. 30, its biggest intraday gain since 2007, and led the S&P 500 Index, putting it on track to close at its highest level ever.

October 31, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US Pushes Ahead With China Trade Probe Despite Truce

While the U.S. and China agreed to suspend plans for higher tariffs and stricter export controls during their summit, the investigation is still moving forward, Greer said Oct. 30.

October 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Clean Energy Expands RNG Supply With Major Fleet Contracts

Clean Energy Fuels is accelerating its renewable natural gas growth, signing new fueling agreements with major trucking and waste-hauling fleets across the country.

October 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Ford to Restart India Plant, Defying Trump鈥檚 Domestic Agenda

The engines will not be exported to the U.S., but it鈥檚 unclear which countries they will be sent to, a source told Bloomberg. An announcement is expected as early as this week.

October 30, 2025