Plus: U.S. imports slow as tariffs bite, Mexico slaps 50% tariffs on Chinese goods, UP–NS defend their $85B merger amidst rival alliances, and more.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say rival alliances prove their merger will strengthen competition, as CSX and CN tout new intermodal services linking Canada’s West Coast to Nashville.
Mexico plans tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods, reshaping North American trade flows as C.H. Robinson rolls out a new U.S.–Mexico consolidation service to cut costs.
Plus: Ceva hit by a jaw-dropping $18M cargo theft wave, FMCSA revives its fatal crash study after two decades, Trump fires an STB board member ahead of the $85B rail merger review, and more.
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FMCSA is launching its first fatal truck crash causation study in nearly two decades, aiming to pinpoint driver, vehicle, and environmental factors shaping deadly crashes and future safety policy.
Trump has fired STB member Robert Primus ahead of the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger review, drawing condemnation from rail unions, advocates, and with some warning of political interference.
FreightWaves reports Ceva Logistics lost over $25 million in cargo thefts in 2024–25.
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Plus: Trucking bankruptcies climb under tariff pressure, a woman gets 11 years for a cartel trucking scheme, CPKC and BNSF reject rail mergers, and more in today's newsletter.
CPKC and BNSF reject mergers, warning of risks that could affect supply chains.
Federal prosecutors revealed how cartel-linked drug trafficking networks used U.S. trucking to move narcotics and launder millions
Bankruptcies in trucking are accelerating as tariffs, heavy debt, and post-pandemic overinvestment plague the industry. Some are warning recovery may be delayed until mid-2026.
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