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President walks out abruptly following cover-up allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead on the successor of NAFTA following the end of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican metals.

Commenters want DOT to keep policy guidance, and not remove it. Walmart executive says lack of IT hurts driver productivity.

Danaos CEO does not believe trade dispute will cut box-ship ton-mile demand.

China’s new list more than doubles the tariff on LNG, but it’s the dry bulk stocks that are feeling the pain.

The U.S. Postal Service suffered more of the same in its fiscal second quarter: Billion dollar net loss, parcel gains offset by mail losses

Good day, Oil prices fell by around 2.5 percent at the start of this week, largely due to President Trump tariff threats against China. However, the U.S. sending out warships to the Middle East, possibly an escalation amidst growing tensions with Iran, can further create volatility in oil prices. This development comes in after the […]

Export weakness, geopolitical uncertainty weigh on demand.

U.S. and Canadian officials are negotiating an end to the costly import levies, which have wreaked havoc on cross-border supply chains.

The government shutdown is forcing the U.S. Coast Guard to work without pay which could begin affecting freight operations.

But President Trump still hopeful a deal can be done; tariffs costing both sides billions, and truckers plan one-day labor action for April.

Fervent hope and speculation in the West about forthcoming policy announcements by China failed to materialise yesterday in a speech given by China’s President Xi Jinping.

More of the same. That was the consensus in a quick informal poll of listeners to FTR’s State of Freight webinar on Thursday when they were asked what the most likely outcome was for the U.S. economy in 2019.

Trump going the wrong way on trade, FedEx founder says

While most of the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada is an update to NAFTA, there is a paragraph inserted into the agreement that could disrupt cross-border trade via truck.

Continuing efforts to fight what he says are unfair trade practices, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will pull out of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty, which sets how much can be charged for international shipping.

President Donald Trump highlights new deal with Mexico involving automobile trade

Springfield, Illinois hits Walmart with a $50k fine for allowing truck parking. Safeway delivery drivers make history with a newly ratified union contract. We interview Senator Bob Corker about Trump’s tariffs. 162 transportation and logistics companies make the 2018 Inc. 5000 list. JP and Chad discuss all this and more on this week’s episode.

Oil production faces volatile times, as multiple OPEC countries witness geopolitical problems and unstable governments, leading to the possibility of yet another rise in fuel prices.

On July 5, hours after attending the White House’s annual Fourth of July picnic, Scott Pruitt announced his resignation from his position as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.