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BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucker Path Unveils Truck Driver-Focused Insurance Division

Trucker Path Insurance is available through the existing mobile app, and plans provide coverage regardless of operation type, commodities hauled or areas of service.

October 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Ends BrightDrop Van Output in Setback for Canada Autos

The automaker is stopping the assembly line that made BrightDrop vans in Ontario.聽Its future was in doubt after GM聽announced in April聽it would halt production for months because of weak demand.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US-Canada Tariff Deal 鈥楶ossible鈥 by Next Week, Carney Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is in 鈥渋ntensive negotiations鈥 with the U.S. and that he expects to see President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea,聽next week.聽

October 21, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Sticky Supply Chain Limits Coca-Cola's Cane Sugar Rollout

The soft drink maker is limited by the U.S. supply of cane sugar and聽its ability to ramp up production in glass bottles, CFO John Murphy said.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Soybean Futures Hit 8-Week High on Hopes of US-China Deal

Amid a wide-ranging agenda of complex geopolitical and trade聽issues, Washington continues to press Beijing, the world鈥檚 largest agricultural importer, to increase purchases of soybeans.聽

October 21, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Knight-Swift to Unify LTL Brands Under AAA Cooper

AAA Cooper Transportation, Midwest Motor Express and DHE Transportation would all be housed under the one brand from the start of 2026, President and CEO Charlie Prickett wrote.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Phillips 66 Plans First California-Bound Fuel Pipeline

The pipeline project will carry fuels from as far away as the Midwest to augment supplies sent by refiners in Washington state and Asia.聽

October 21, 2025
BusinessPrivate

Walmart Lures Cautious Holiday Shoppers With Cheap Turkeys

Walmart has been keeping food prices competitive in a bid to pick up market share. Its grocery business聽is less exposed to import duties than consumer products like car seats and apparel.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Vessels Clog China Ports as Fees on US Ships Begin

Beijing and Washington have sparred over shipping, with China introducing a hefty extra fee on vessels known to have American links, following a similar U.S. move.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

GM Raises Outlook on Strong Truck Demand

CEO Mary Barra thanked President Donald Trump for extending through 2030 a tariff discount on some imports for carmakers that produce and sell completed automobiles in the U.S.

October 21, 2025