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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Trump Targets Brazil With Steep 50% Tariff Hike

At an earlier White House event, Trump complained that Brazil had 鈥渂een not good to us.鈥 His decision on Brazil, Trump said, was 鈥渂ased on very, very substantial facts, and also past history.鈥

July 9, 2025
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Tariffs Split Fed Officials on Rate-Cut Outlook

Policymakers pointed to 鈥渃onsiderable uncertainty鈥 about the timing, size and duration of the tariffs鈥 potential effects on inflation, the minutes showed.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Reveals New Batch of Tariffs From Iraq to Philippines

President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on July 9 with levies set to hit in August on imported goods from partners who fail to reach agreements with the U.S.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Congressmen Ask FMCSA for Proactive HOS Disaster Response

Thirty-three congressmen from 22 states are asking FMCSA to issue hours-of-service exemptions when emergency warnings are issued instead of waiting until after disaster strikes.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb 鈥楤lank Check鈥

A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump鈥檚 global tariffs illegal urged a federal appeals court to uphold that decision and block the trade levies.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trucking Industry Praises Trump's 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥

Dozens of freight and trucking stakeholders praised the recently enacted comprehensive tax and budget measure referred to as the 鈥淥ne Big, Beautiful Bill.鈥

July 9, 2025
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Cruise Cuts 101 Employees as GM Winds Down Robotaxi Program

Cruise, the embattled self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has laid off 101 more employees across the Bay Area, marking the latest round of job cuts as the company scales back its robotaxi efforts.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump鈥檚 Trade Blitz Yields Few Deals but Lots of Uncertainty

President Donald Trump's lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries has yielded two deals, with the U.K. and Vietnam, and a framework for a deal with China.

July 9, 2025
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EIA Trims Forecast for 2025 US Crude Oil Output

The latest production forecast for this year represents a drop of about 50,000 barrels a day from the Energy Information Administration鈥檚 previous projections in June.

July 8, 2025
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Amazon's Seller Pricing Limits Face Canadian Review

Canada鈥檚 competition watchdog secured a court order to help its investigation into whether Amazon is abusing its dominant retail position in the market.

July 8, 2025

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