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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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Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.

December 1, 2025
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Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for 鈥楥abotage鈥

Mexican truck drivers hauling domestic U.S. freight recently were detained and saw their commercial vehicles seized by federal agents in a U.S. CBP enforcement effort targeting 鈥渃abotage.鈥

December 1, 2025
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Canada's Algoma Steel to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid US Tariffs

Trump鈥檚 50% tariffs on foreign steel 鈥渉ave fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,鈥 a spokeswoman said.

December 1, 2025
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Costco Joins Legal Fight Over Trump Tariffs

Costco is one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a challenge of the Trump administration's tariffs largely driven this year by聽small businesses聽and Democratic state officials.

December 1, 2025
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Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months.

December 1, 2025
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FedEx Freight Begins Enforcing NMFC Updates

FedEx Freight said it delayed enforcing the NMFC changes "to help our customers adapt and ensure a smooth transition to the new, streamlined NMFC classes."

December 1, 2025
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Cyber Monday Could Break Spending Records

U.S. consumers already spent聽$11.8 billion online for Black Friday, $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving Day and another $11.8 billion over the weekend 鈥 exceeding forecasts by Adobe Analytics.

December 1, 2025
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Global Goods Trade Slows as Tariff Front-Loading Ends

The data for airfreight and container shipping 鈥渃ontinue to signal expansion,鈥 even as they weakened from June, 鈥渋ndicating a cooling-off in the transportation of goods worldwide,鈥 WTO said.

December 1, 2025
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FedEx to Slash 856 Texas Jobs After Customer Moves Business

FedEx plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Texas after a third-party logistics customer opted to move its business to a new location and a different company.

November 26, 2025
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Canada to Tighten Steel Rules, Increase Lumber Aid

Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 government will lower the tariff-rate quota level for steel imports from countries with which Canada doesn鈥檛 have a trade agreement to 20% from 50%.

November 26, 2025

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