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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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Macron Urges EU to Consider Trade 'Bazooka' Over Tariffs

Rattled by President Trump's聽aggression toward聽Greenland, the EU is readying countermeasures against the U.S., including聽the聽 鈥渢rade bazooka" touted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

January 21, 2026
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Drone Delivery Startup Zipline Eclipses $7.6B Valuation

Zipline, a drone delivery and logistics startup, has raised more than $600 million in new funding, boosting its valuation to $7.6 billion, as it expands commercial deployments.

January 21, 2026
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US to Expand Venezuela Oil Access for Traders, Refiners

The U.S. government plans to allow more trading companies beyond Vitol Group and Trafigura Group to purchase Venezuelan crude, a Trump administration official said.

January 20, 2026
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December Medium-Duty Truck Sales Cap Sluggish 2025

Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month decreased 15.5% to 19,082 units from 22,586 a year earlier. Medium-duty sales haven鈥檛 trended ahead of the prior year since January 2025.

January 20, 2026
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Trump's Greenland Threats Spark Outrage and Defiance From EU

Trump's threats have sparked聽outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity聽across Europe, as leaders consider retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the EU鈥檚 anti-coercion instrument.

January 20, 2026
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Wall Street Slumps After Tariff Threats Over Greenland

President Donald Trump said he would charge a聽10% import tax on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland because they oppose his Greenland threats.

January 20, 2026
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FedEx Advances Spinoff Plan for Freight Unit

FedEx has filed to spin off its freight division into its own stand-alone business, the company announced Jan. 16. The separation is on schedule to be completed June 1.

January 16, 2026
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Texas Cancels 6,400 CDLs for Immigrant Drivers

The Department of Transportation has threatened to withhold federal highway funds from any state that didn't work to scrub licenses with discrepancies.

January 16, 2026
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J.B. Hunt Misses Revenue Estimates on Freight Slump

J.B. Hunt handled fewer longhaul, coast-to-coast shipments during the quarter, with intermodal volumes shifting toward shorter hauls in the eastern U.S.

January 16, 2026
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Trade Policy and Tariffs Fuel Nearshoring Momentum

Transportation companies such as C.H. Robinson and XPO have already added services and warehouse space to support customers in Mexico that are shipping or are planning to ship to the U.S.

January 16, 2026

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