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Brent crude, the international standard, dipped 95 cents to $111.15 a barrel.

The Supreme Court opened the door to brokers being liable for negligence in state lawsuits, but analysts say the ruling may be narrower than many feared.

The BUILD America 250 Act would reauthorize federal surface transportation programs covering roads, bridges, transit, rail and safety.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, founded in the Wild West era when stagecoach bandits and cattle rustlers roamed, is responding today to cargo thefts.

Motor carriers are gaming out futures for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the implications for cross-border freight ahead of its July 1 deadline.

The housing market has been static as Americans wrestle with rising costs and other economic concerns.

The decision underscores the pressure President Donald Trump faces to rein in higher fuel costs and address a global supply crunch caused by the Iran war.

S&P Global said May 18 that its Mobility Global unit will sell $2 billion of notes ahead of a planned spinoff of the business. 

At least 19 oil- and liquefied petroleum gas-carrying ships without Iranian links have both entered and exited Hormuz since March 1. 

Ford is in negotiations with defense departments in Europe and North America to supply pickup trucks and software to their armed forces.

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The settlement is the latest in a series between truck and engine manufacturers and the California agency related to nitrogen oxide emissions.

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States Court Trucking Industry, Foreign Funding at SelectUSA

Many states represented at the Department of Commerce’s 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit not only wanted to win business from foreign investors, but also from the nation’s trucking industry.

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AI Provides a Predictive Edge for Fleet Maintenance

Artificial intelligence is driving tangible improvements in fleet maintenance operations, including predicting parts failures and analyzing performance data.

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The largest 3PLs in North America continued to face volatile business conditions last year, from compressed margins to tariff-driven supply chain upheaval.

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