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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.
 

Government, Business, Logistics

EU Seeks Talks With Trump Before Retaliatory Tariffs

The EU wants to engage with the U.S., Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris said. 鈥淲e should do that rather than having further announcements and then trying to respond.鈥

March 18, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Hong Kong Raises Concerns About Deal for Panama Canal Ports

HONG KONG 鈥 Hong Kong鈥檚 leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerate鈥檚 decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock, a deal that has angered Beijing.

March 18, 2025
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Truck Tonnage Rises 3% in February, Signaling Recovery

The freight market experienced a 3% sequential tonnage increase in February as well as its second straight year-over-year gain, furthering optimism it is emerging from its recession.

March 18, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case

Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the company鈥檚 remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.

March 17, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

China Partially Renews US Meat Export Permits

China鈥檚 government has renewed export registrations for some U.S. meat plants whose eligibility was set to lapse, raising hopes that shipments won鈥檛 be disrupted.

March 17, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump鈥檚 Trade Team Debates Strategy for New Tariff Rollout

President Donald Trump鈥檚 top trade negotiator is attempting to inject order into new tariffs expected next month, after previous announcements roiled markets and fueled uncertainty.

March 17, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Wabash to Quadruple Size of TaaS Fleet

Trailer manufacturer Wabash intends to expand the size of its trailers-as-a-service fleet by as much as a factor of four by the end of 2025, an executive told Transport Topics.

March 14, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Steel Buyers Enter Tariff Era as Truck Freight Is Halted

President Donald Trump鈥檚 steel and aluminum tariffs played out across the country as ripples materialized with broad-reaching impacts on automakers, builders and consumers.

March 14, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Greer: Trump鈥檚 Trade Agenda Focusing on More US Production

Specific to trade, the agenda directs the U.S. Trade Representative to 鈥渃hart a new course for any trade agreements to ensure they help raise wages and grow our industrial base.鈥

March 13, 2025
Business, Logistics

SalSon Logistics Expands New Jersey, California Operations

SalSon鈥檚 plan is to reduce fragmentation through the expansion, the company鈥檚 top executive said, and it wants to replicate its full-service model in New Jersey across all operations.

March 13, 2025