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Global supply chains continue to run on resilience and flexibility as the world’s largest transportation and logistics providers navigate persistent uncertainty.

For fleet operators, decisions about low-rolling-resistance tires increasingly come down to total cost per mile.

Years of shifting tariffs, customs requirements and trade policies have forced shippers and their transportation providers to become more adaptable.

The Transport Topics Top 50 Global Freight Companies is a listing of the largest package, truck, rail, air and ocean carriers in the world.

Some suppliers have struggled to ramp up production, DTNA CEO Karin Radstrom told analysts and investors during the company’s Nov. 6 Q3 earnings call.

It’s unclear if there is political will to pass a federal gas tax suspension in the lame-duck session of Congress starting Nov. 9 or in the next Congress.

DTNA promised an expedited timeline for the plant due to an expected increase in demand in the U.S. and Canada. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2029.

Cummins expects the EPA to issue a final rulemaking on heavy-duty truck NOx emissions in December, just days before the regulation is scheduled to become effective Jan. 1.

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

An award-winning writer and editor, Clevenger has been a member of TT’s staff since 2011, starting as a reporter before moving into editing and leadership roles.

It wasn’t immediately clear from Musk’s post on social media Nov. 6 whether Cybertruck production would be switched to another factory or phased out completely.

The jobs report comes three days after voters handed a stunning defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party in midterm elections. 

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.