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The Iran conflict has caused major disruptions to global supply chains that experts warn could ripple down to domestic trucking.
The federal excise tax landed on the statute books in 1917 and remains there, crimping sales of new trucks and inhibiting the industry’s ongoing push toward greater environmental progress.
Prices of fuels like diesel and jet fuel are surging as refineries in the region reduce production or shut completely, while fuel makers elsewhere balk at high crude prices.
Iran has escalated its attacks aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the U.S. and Israel to end the war, targeting oil fields and refineries in a handful of Gulf Arab nations.
The Trump administration plans to release 172 million barrels from the U.S. emergency oil reserve as part of the coordinated effort by nations around the world to ease surging crude and fuel prices.
Triple G Express President Randy Guillot is featured in the latest episode of the "Driven" documentary series for his efforts to fight back when criminals targeted his drivers.
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Johnson Predicts Gas Prices Will Ease as Iran War Stabilizes
House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm concerns about rising fuel costs, saying the recent jump in prices will recede as the conflict with Iran stabilizes.
US Eyes Hormuz Escorts by April as Trump Downplays Oil Spike
“The United States is the largest oil producer in the world, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump posted on social media.
US Trade Gap Narrowed in January by More Than Projected
The gap in goods and services trade shrank more than 25% from the prior month to $54.5 billion, Commerce Department data showed March 12.
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Global freight flows have entered a period of transformation as the U.S.-led trade war and other policy changes have upended the business landscape for international shipping.
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Sentiment among senior executives in the LTL space is positive in outlook, and underlying manufacturing data is supportive even as conditions remain challenging.
Among the issues that will be investigated are taxes on digital services and alleged currency manipulation, according to the New York Times, which first reported the plans.
DOT is preparing a series of autonomous-vehicle regulatory moves this year to further shape how the technology reaches commercial scale — including in the freight sector.
