The tax suspensions temporarily waive or nearly eliminate state levies that normally add as much as 47 cents per gallon to diesel prices.

Brent crude, the international standard, fell a bare 0.1% to $98.28 per barrel. Uncertainty still reigns about when the global energy industry can return to normal.

Amazon said it has agreed to add Uber Eats to its list of services for Prime members in the U.S., adding a restaurant delivery perk to its program.

Three of the largest U.S. makers of cardboard products said they received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department as part of a price-fixing investigation.

A 15-state enforcement dragnet spearheaded by Oklahoma from Canada to the Gulf Coast led to the arrests of more than 40 foreign truck drivers with deportation orders.

 “Does Ottawa take a deal now that eases the pain but locks in some tariffs? Or bet on a Democratic Congress to rein Trump in?”

American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello noted that the freight market is more uneven than the macroeconomic view suggests.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 2.5% to $96.95 a barrel and recovered a chunk of its nearly 9% drop from the day before. 

The early signs of an upturn in demand are emerging in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to ArcBest President and CEO Seth Runser.

In September, Harbinger said it received an order from FedEx for 2,000 electric delivery vans in a deal worth more than $300 million.