Anthropic is challenging a decision by the Defense Department to shift its AI work to other providers, based on a聽risk designation聽typically reserved for companies from countries the U.S. views as adversaries.聽
March 9, 2026Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
IMC Logistics Opens First Non-US Facility in Toronto
IMC Logistics will open a Toronto drayage facility, the carrier鈥檚 first expansion outside the U.S. The site is intended to boost IMC鈥檚 ability to support cross-border freight shipments.
March 9, 2026Mexico Report Favors Tweaking USMCA Over Major Revamp
The economy ministry conducted consultations with 30 sector roundtables, spanning metals, agriculture, construction, carmaking and tourism. It sent more than 500 surveys to companies, chambers and industry groups.
March 9, 2026Shell Agrees to Sell Jiffy Lube to Monomoy for $1.3 Billion
As part of this transaction, Shell subsidiary Pennzoil Quaker State has entered into a long-term lubricants supply agreement with Monomoy.
March 9, 2026Crop Prices Jump as Iran War Risks Tightening Supply
Disruptions to crude oil supplies wrought by the Middle East conflict are boosting the appeal of crop-based biofuels, lifting demand for vegetable oils and corn.
March 9, 2026Airport Lines Worsen as TSA Agents Miss First Full Paycheck
Airports have warned travelers that they should expect longer lines and to arrive early for their flights, as a partial government shutdown impacting DHS enters its fourth week.聽
March 9, 2026Uber's Women-Only Option Goes Nationwide in US
The new feature is being rolled out nationwide despite an聽ongoing class-action lawsuit聽against the policy in California, filed by Uber drivers who argue that it is discriminatory against men.
March 9, 2026Plug Power Plans Hydrogen Offering in Power Grid Auction
Plug Power is planning to offer hydrogen electricity in a potential special auction by the biggest U.S. power grid in the scramble to feed the artificial intelligence boom.聽
March 9, 2026Oil Soars Above $100 as Iran War Forces Saudi Output Cuts
The war is showing no signs of abating after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran more than a week ago, and the fallout is stoking fears of an inflation crisis. The聽halt to shipping聽through Hormuz has driven up fuel prices.
March 9, 2026Wyoming Expands Authority to Enforce English Proficiency Law
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on March 5 signed legislation granting statewide law enforcement power to uphold English-language proficiency standards for commercial vehicle drivers.
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