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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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ATA鈥檚 Spear Hails Rollback of EV Mandates, Other Trucking Wins

ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the federation's active role in this year鈥檚 regulatory changes, including in a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last summer.

October 27, 2025
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Amazon to Lay Off 30,000 as Cost Pressures Mount

CEO Andy Jassy previously signaled that Amazon鈥檚 workforce would get smaller as the company increases its use of artificial intelligence to complete tasks normally handled by people.聽

October 27, 2025
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Ontario Premier Ford Stands by Ad That Angered Trump

鈥淲e have achieved our goal, to make sure that conversation starts with the American people, and with their elected officials, and my goodness, it鈥檚 started all right,鈥 Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.

October 27, 2025
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Mexico Wins More Time in US Trade Negotiations

Trump had set a Nov. 1 deadline to raise the fentanyl-related tariffs he imposed on certain Mexican goods to 30% from 25%. The levies apply to products that are not protected by the USMCA.

October 27, 2025
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Shippers Eye Earlier Bid Cycles to Beat Market鈥檚 Turn

Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper鈥檚 market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.

October 27, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Motive Rolls Out AI Answers for Fleet Management

Fleet managers can view key business information and visualizations in seconds by asking plain-language questions such as 鈥淲hich drivers had the most idling time last week?"

October 27, 2025
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Ryder Q3 Profit, Revenue Hold Steady in Weak Market

Executives told analysts the most recent quarter鈥檚 performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.

October 26, 2025
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Utah Trucker's Relief Efforts Net Nearly $1 Million in Goods

A regular route that had a trucker pulling an empty trailer into California became a life-changing opportunity to deliver aid to individuals in need after two deadly wildfires.

October 26, 2025
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Ten Cool Patent Boosts Reefer Fleet Efficiency

A new trailer design from Ten Cool is reshaping refrigerated logistics by driving measurable efficiency gains and stronger temperature control across food and dairy fleets in North America.

October 25, 2025
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Perspective: Trucking鈥檚 Strength Comes From Its Unity

Americans depend on trucking, but for the third straight year, tonnage is stuck in neutral, and to continue to weather this slump, we must stick together, writes ATA President Chris Spear.

October 25, 2025