🎣 Reading Between the Lines
Plus: UPS to cut 30,000 jobs, ATA pushes to extend under-21 driver program, and cargo thieves targeted bigger paydays in 2025.
Senate bill proposes mandatory English tests for new truck drivers before CDL approval.
Trump escalates tariffs with new Section 232 actions and a looming July 9 deadline, pressuring trade partners and raising concerns over inflation and retaliation.
Trump raises steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Canada, EU, UK protest.
FMCSA proposes 18 regulatory changes aimed at easing compliance for truckers and carriers.
Project 2025 roadmap for potential Trump presidency pushes autonomous trucks, criticizes aggressive EV timeline.
Representing TIA, Freight brokerage CEO Jeffrey Tucker warns Congress about an $800M fraud problem in trucking, urging FMCSA enforcement.
President Biden attributes strengthened supply chains and reduced backlogs to his economic plan. Yet, industry insiders counter that the alleviation of bottlenecks results from a dire freight recession, not policy success.
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