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BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Truckload Carrier LRT鈥檚 Parent Buys Xpress Global Systems

Fort Payne, Ala.-based LRT is the parent company of Little River Transportation, LRT Solutions, Madex Associates and River Run Logistics.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Duffy Targets Quick End to Nationwide Flight Cuts

The Transportation Department and the FAA have said they relied on data, including reports from pilots of controller responsiveness, to make the decision to reduce flights.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Arkansas Invests $4.6M in 5 Port Infrastructure Projects

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has awarded $4.6 million to five port infrastructure projects to help boost the state鈥檚 economy. Arkansas boasts聽1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

First Brands Founder Wins Control of Personal Bank Accounts

Patrick James' personal bank accounts were frozen last week as part of a lawsuit accusing him of siphoning large sums from the bankrupt auto parts supplier.

November 12, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Waymo Launches Robotaxis on Freeways in First for US

Beginning Nov. 12, the聽Alphabet unit will begin offering some riders routes that include freeways in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles, Waymo said in a聽statement.

November 12, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Hyundai to Ship Up to 100 Xcient Tractors to US in 2026

Hyundai Translead expects between 50 and 100 to reach the U.S. next year, and forecasts that number to grow in 2027 and beyond, a spokeswoman said in an email.

November 12, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Texas Awards Grants to Train 145 Heavy-Duty Truck Drivers

Texas leads the nation in employment of heavy-duty truck drivers with 212,770 who earn an average of $54,550 yearly, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

China鈥檚 Purchases of US Soybeans Stall Despite Trade Truce

The pause is fueling uncertainty over whether the biggest consumer of American soybeans will import as much as President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration claims to expect.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Autonomous Truck Firm Einride to Go Public

The Stockholm-based autonomous driving startup will combine with special purpose acquisition company Legato Merger and is set to raise $319 million in the process, the company said Nov. 12.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

House Returns for Vote to End Government Shutdown

The House has not been in legislative session since Sept. 19. That's when it聽passed a short-term funding patch聽to keep the government open when the new budget year began in October.

November 12, 2025