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Cargo Theft Spurs Sen. Young to Advance SAFER Transport Act

Sponsored by Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), the Securing American Freight, Enforcement and Reliability in Transport Act responds to escalating criminal activity across the freight sector.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Administration Faces Interest Cost on Tariff Refunds

The Trump administration confirmed in a聽new court filing聽that it will pay interest on refunds that it ultimately must make after the Supreme Court struck down the president鈥檚 contested global tariffs.

March 4, 2026
BusinessFuelLogistics

Airlines and Trucking Companies Add Jet Fuel Shields

Airlines and other large fuel buyers have been loading up on oil derivatives contracts in recent days to keep their bills from spiraling as the U.S.-Iran war pushes prices to multiyear highs.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

FMCSA: Trucking Insurance Minimums Fall Short for Fleet Risk

Minimum insurance levels in the trucking industry fail to adequately cover fleet risk for catastrophic losses as a result of spiraling medical costs across the past four decades, FMCSA says.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Ports See Slower Start to 2026 After Tariff Rush

A combination of front-loaded cargo late last year, shifting tariff expectations and uneven inventory drawdowns shaped the softer start for U.S. ports in 2026.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

USPS Taps Restructuring Advisers Amid Cash Crunch

The Postal Service hired consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal in recent days to develop a plan, Postmaster General David Steiner said March 4 in an interview.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

EU Keeps US Trade Deal Frozen Over Tariff Uncertainty

Top EU lawmakers on the parliament鈥檚 trade committee made the choice on March 4, saying they wanted more information from Washington about how it will preserve a 15% ceiling on most EU products.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Congressional Policymakers Reintroduce Railway Safety Act

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced the Railway Safety Act, reviving legislation aimed at bolstering safety standards three years after a high-profile derailment in Ohio.

March 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

Shippers and Oil Traders Seek Details on Trump鈥檚 Convoy Plan

With ships unable or unwilling to transit the Strait of Hormuz, producers cannot export,聽supertanker聽costs are skyrocketing and storage at many Persian Gulf refineries is filling up fast.聽

March 4, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Mack Debuts Keystone Class 8 Tractor as Pinnacle Replacement

Mack Trucks on March 2 unveiled a new Class 8 vocational tractor, the Keystone, in the latest phase of a lineup overhaul.

March 4, 2026

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