Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing his pledge to pivot Canada away from its security reliance on the U.S., where it currently spends the vast majority of its defense dollars.
June 23, 2025Transportation Compliance News
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.
Canada and EU Sign Security Pact as Carney Shifts From US
Perspective: ATD Drives Concerns Directly to D.C.
Earlier this month, nearly 100 representatives of medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers gathered in Washington, advocating for common-sense policies supporting the trucking industry.
June 23, 2025Shale Firms Shrug Off Trump Push to Drill as Price Rally Ebbs
In the shale oil fields of Texas, North Dakota and New Mexico, executives are unlikely to change their capital budgets based on abrupt price moves from U.S. military strikes on Iran.
June 23, 2025Closing the Strait of Hormuz Could Backfire on Iran
The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world鈥檚 most important oil chokepoint.
June 23, 2025Tanker Rates Soar to Highest Since 2023 After US Bombs Iran
Tanker rates extended gains as tensions in the Middle East ratchet higher, with shipowners demanding bigger fees to call at ports in the Persian Gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran.
June 23, 2025Trump Warns Oil Producers on Prices Following Iran Attack
President Donald Trump demanded that energy producers push down crude prices following U.S. military strikes on Iran.
June 23, 2025Project to Lower Historic Baltimore Tunnel Nears Halfway Mark
Workers have achieved the 47% completion mark to lower the historic Howard Street Tunnel by 2 feet to allow double-stacked rail containers to travel to and from the Port of Baltimore.
June 23, 2025Oil Flip-Flops After US Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites
Global markets appeared to take the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran in stride as investors watched June 23 to see how Iran will react.
June 23, 2025Tesla鈥檚 Modest Robotaxi Rollout Staged for Retail Investors
Tesla rolled out its long-promised driverless taxi service to a handful of riders June 22, a modest debut for what Elon Musk sees as a transformative new business line.
June 23, 2025NYC Sets Smaller Driver Pay Raise After Uber, Lyft Resistance
New York City on June 20 announced new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a smaller-than-proposed 5% increase following pushback from Uber Technologies and Lyft.
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