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Plus: Arkansas unveils an AI truck inspection plan, bankruptcies climb, Congress pushes CDL English rules, and more in today’s newsletter.
South Korea is offering multi-billion-dollar investments in U.S. shipbuilding to avoid 25% tariffs, aligning with Washington’s push to counter China’s dominance in global shipbuilding.
Plus: U.S.–EU agree to lower tariffs (but Europe’s not thrilled), brokers brace for the biggest AI wave, and Congress sets the stage for fully driverless trucks.
The U.S. and EU struck a deal to impose 15% tariffs on most goods.
Mindy Long’s Transport Topics editorial highlights how AI, automation, and data science are transforming freight brokerage.
Rep. Vince Fong’s America Drives Act seeks to fast-track autonomous trucks by exempting them from key regulations.
Plus: TIA pushes back on broker transparency, FMCSA scraps speed limiter proposal, and federal agents seize 156 pounds of fentanyl, all this and more in today’s newsletter.
TIA warns that a proposed rate transparency rule would hurt small brokers, raise consumer prices, and jeopardize competitive freight markets.
FMCSA and NHTSA have withdrawn a long-standing speed limiter rule for heavy trucks, citing lack of safety justification and overwhelming opposition from drivers and small businesses.
Authorities intercepted 156 pounds of fentanyl and 44 pounds of meth in a tractor trailer, the largest fentanyl seizure in South Carolina history.
If your automation tool isn’t hitting 98%+, it’s not saving you money—it’s costing you.
Here is another round-up of the most engaging and talked-about freight content from around the web and from us.
Plus: A major broker liability case climbs higher, FedEx hits pause on LTL rule enforcement, tariff deadlines tighten the squeeze on small ports, and more in today’s newsletter.
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