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Aurora Innovation is about to triple its driverless truck network, expanding to 10 routes, after validating operations between Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix, the company said Feb. 11.

The embrace of technology was clear at Manifest 2026, where speakers and exhibitors presented the transportation sector can become smarter and faster by implementing AI and robotics.

The gauge — which contains industry stalwarts such as CSX, FedEx and Old Dominion Freight Line  — has been catapulted higher by strong data and a pivot away from the big tech winners of the last few years. 

Uncertainty over the future of the deal has intensified, with the president asking aides why he should not withdraw from the agreement, according to people familiar with those discussions.

The House voted Feb. 11 to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.

The warning came after Panama authorities invalidated CK Hutchison’s contract to operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports, seeking Maersk’s APM Terminals to run them in a transition phase.  

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, said Feb. 12 overall volumes fell 1.5% in the fourth quarter, less than analysts expected. 

Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving unit, will hit more than 1 million paid weekly robotaxi rides in the U.S. by the end of this year, according to co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana.

Tariff revenue helped shrink the budget deficit by 17% in the first four months of the fiscal year, as the Supreme Court weighs whether President Trump had the authority to impose most of his duties.

Oil markets are awash in crude, keeping a lid on prices and squeezing drillers. For U.S. refiners, though, the glut is proving a windfall. 

Ford is planning to launch five new models priced under $40,000 by the end of the decade in a gambit to offer more affordable vehicles as the average cost of new cars tops $50,000 in the U.S.

DP World

DP World named Yuvraj Narayan as the new CEO and Essa Kazim as chairman, it said in a statement on Feb. 13. DP World has activities in 83 countries, including logistics sites in the U.S.

Sean Duffy

DOT Issues Final Non-Domiciled CDL Rule

The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule that tightens the criteria for immigrants who seek to obtain non-domiciled commercial driving privileges.

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EV Charging Build-Out Stays Hot, With New Roadblocks Ahead

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy this week decreed that electric vehicle chargers must now be fully American-made — a difficult requirement that is certain to delay them.

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CarMax Taps Former Hotel CEO Keith Barr After Sales Slump

The used car retailer terminated former CEO William D. Nash in November after lagging sales and a slump in the stock had erased more than half of CarMax’s market value in a year. 

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House Panel Advances Bill on Electric Car Door Safety

The Securing Accessible Functional Emergency Exit Act, or SAFE Exit Act, was forwarded to the full committee during a markup session on Feb. 10 by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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