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FMCSA Chief Touts Technology鈥檚 Role in Improving Road Safety

The Department of Transportation鈥檚 research portfolio is helping to guide a wide-ranging safety platform, FMCSA chief Derek Barrs said at TRB鈥檚 annual meeting.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuel

TotalEnergies CEO Echoes Exxon鈥檚 Caution on Venezuela Oil

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said it would take years to increase Venezuela鈥檚 oil output to above 3 million barrels a day from less than 1 million currently.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Port of Long Beach聽Handled Record Amount of Cargo in 2025

Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba reflected on an especially busy year, and what that means for the future, during his first state of the port address Jan. 15.

January 13, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Caterpillar Crosses $300 Billion in Market Value on AI Rally

Because of its business selling power-generation equipment, Caterpillar has been a聽runaway winner聽in a market where investors are hungry for secondary AI plays.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Detroit Auto Show Opens as Industry Pares Splashy Debuts

While the Detroit Auto Show has scaled back dramatically from its heyday, it still drew 275,000 attendees a year ago. And it is leaning into interactivity.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Pressures Canada to End Boycott of US Liquor

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec,聽pulled聽U.S. wine and spirits from stores after President Donald Trump started a trade war last year.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Makes Another Voyage Through Red Sea in Safety Test

The voyage marks another step toward normalization of global supply lines, after Yemen-based Houthis in 2023 began attacking vessels, forcing shipowners to sail south of Africa.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Was Mostly Unchanged in December

Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the prior month, the Labor Department said Jan. 13, the same as in November. Excluding food and energy, core prices rose 0.2%.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump to Visit Ford Factory in Detroit to Push Manufacturing

President聽Donald Trump聽will try to counter fears about聽a weakening job market聽and worries that聽still-rising prices聽are taking a toll on Americans' pocketbooks.

January 13, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries Trading With Iran

President Trump posted on social media that the new duty would be 鈥渆ffective immediately,鈥 without providing further detail. The administration has yet to outline the scope.

January 12, 2026

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