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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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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
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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
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Forterra Notches $1 Billion Valuation in New Deal

The company will use the money to speed production of what聽CEO Josh Araujo calls the 鈥淪wiss Army knife鈥 of聽military autonomous vehicles.聽

November 12, 2025
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FedEx Profit Guidance Eases Holiday Season Worries

鈥淲hat you鈥檙e seeing right now clearly is something of a relief rally when people have been pretty negative on the prospects for both FedEx and UPS,鈥 said Ari Rosa, an analyst at Citigroup.

November 12, 2025
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Shutdown Nears End as Senate Passes Deal, House Preps Vote

A record-setting 42-day U.S. government shutdown is on a path to end as soon as Nov. 12 after the Senate passed a temporary funding measure backed by a group of eight centrist Democrats.

November 11, 2025
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Sheinbaum鈥檚 China Tariff Plan Postponed as Backlash Builds

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum鈥檚 plan to impose steep tariffs on Chinese imports has been delayed until at least December as mounting opposition stalls congressional debate.

November 11, 2025
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China to Restrict Chemicals After Deal on Fentanyl Tariffs

China said Nov. 10 it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for Donald Trump聽during recent talks with Chinese leader聽Xi Jinping.

November 10, 2025
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Johnson Calls House to Return for Shutdown Vote

鈥淲e have to do this as quickly as possible," said House Speaker Mike Johnson. He's kept the House out of session since mid-September, when it passed a bill to continue federal funding.

November 10, 2025
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US Pauses Crackdown on Blacklisted Chinese Firms

For companies that make technology subject to Commerce Department licensing,聽the expected pause聽offers a welcome reprieve from a policy they viewed as a massive compliance headache.

November 10, 2025
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FAA Grounds MD-11 Jets After Deadly UPS Crash

UPS and FedEx said Nov. 7 that they were grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s 鈥渙ut of an abundance of caution." The planes make up about 9% and 4% of their fleets, respectively.

November 10, 2025