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Trump to Increase Tariffs on South Korean Goods

President Trump said on social media that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15% to 25%.

January 27, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Expects Profit to Grow $2 Billion This Year

GM’s new guidance rests on selling more of its largest trucks and SUVs such as its GMC Sierra and Cadillac Escalade — and fewer electric vehicles.

January 27, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Deep Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Texas Oil Producers, Refiners

A massive winter storm that swept the U.S. over the weekend crippled oil and gas producers and the industrial plants that refine the raw commodities into everything from gasoline to plastics.

January 27, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Amerit Expands Fleet Operations to London

Amerit Fleet Solutions has expanded into London as part of a broader international growth strategy, establishing its first operation outside North America, Amerit announced Jan. 21.

January 27, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Daimler Truck Unveils New GenH2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model

Series production of the fuel cell trucks is still targeted for the early 2030s. Until midway through 2025, Daimler Truck expected to begin serial production toward the end of the 2020s.

January 26, 2026
BusinessTechnologyPerspective

Perspective: Carriers Must Engineer Their Own Profit

For many carriers, the cost to operate now outpaces the revenue coming in. The market isn’t going to hand back the margin it took. We have to build it ourselves, writes PCS Software CEO Mark A. Hill.

January 26, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Duffy Drives 91ÊÓÆµ Agenda Highlights at Car Show

Secretary Sean Duffy said that while DOT’s resources are directed to primarily protect motorists, another key priority is enhancing existing infrastructure with emerging safety technologies.

January 26, 2026
BusinessTechnologyFuelPrivate

Baker Hughes Doubles Data Center Goals Amid AI Power Surge

The company expects to book roughly $3 billion of data center-related orders between 2025 and 2027 and is also on track to double its natural gas turbine capacity by the first half of 2027.

January 26, 2026
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

A. Duie Pyle Expansion Continues With Virginia Terminal

Less-than-truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle continues to expand its core mid-Atlantic and Northeast geographical footprint, announcing plans for a service center in Suffolk, Va.

January 26, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Traton, PlusAI Expand Partnership in Autonomous Truck Push

PlusAI and the Traton Group are expanding their partnership to accelerate the scaled deployment of on-highway autonomous trucking in the U.S. and Europe, the companies announced.

January 26, 2026

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