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January 6, 2026

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Amazon, Aumovio Team Up to Boost Autonomous Truck Deployment

Aumovio and Amazon Web Services are using generative artificial intelligence to enhance the development process for autonomous vehicles, starting with Aurora’s self-driving trucks. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

BUSINESS

Standard Forwarding Freight Suspends Operations

Less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding Freight suspended day-to-day operations in the final week of 2025, the company said, as key executives departed. Read more…

BUSINESS

3PL Trinity Logistics Buys Granite Logistics

Trinity said the deal with Minnesota-based Granite — a freight agent partner for 14 years — would enhance its nationwide presence and increase specialized freight capabilities. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Bosch, Kodiak Partner to Scale Self-Driving Trucks

The partnership, announced during CES, is aimed at accelerating Kodiak’s ability to scale its self-driving technology. The platform will combine hardware, firmware and software. Read more…

BUSINESS

Transportation Stocks Eye Record on Economic Growth Hopes

Among the Dow Jones Transportation Average’s best performers in 2025 were C.H. Robinson Worldwide, surging 56%, as investors fawned over its use of artificial intelligence to cut costs. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia Reveals New AI Tools for Autonomous Vehicles, Robots

Nvidia, aiming to extend the reach of its technology, announced a group of AI models and tools designed to speed the development of autonomous vehicles and power a new generation of robots. Read more…

THIS WEEK’S CARTOON: "This Thing’s Strapped In. You’d Better Buckle Up Too!"

BUSINESS

MGN Logistics Acquires Expedited Firm Fast Service

MGN Logistics expanded its freight management business with the acquisition of asset-based expedited logistics brokerage company Fast Service, the company announced Jan. 5. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

Hyundai Showcases Humanoid Robot for Work in Car Factories

Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics unit unveiled the latest iteration of a humanoid robot designed to work in the carmaker’s manufacturing plants starting in 2028, including at its factory in Georgia. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Automakers Face an ‘EV Winter’ in 2026 as Sales Growth Slows

Growth in global sales of EVs is expected to slow as China winds down some subsidies, Europe wavers on its phase-out of combustion engines, and U.S. producers make a U-turn from the segment. Read more…

BUSINESS

Jefferies Wants First Brands Founder Questioned Under Oath

Jefferies Financial Group is pressing to question First Brands founder Patrick James under oath, saying the former CEO cannot avoid an upcoming deposition. Read more…

BUSINESS

AB InBev to Buy Back US Can Plants From Apollo for $3B

“AB InBev is securing the quality of key packaging assets in the U.S. likely as a result of aluminum tariffs,” according to Duncan Fox, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior industry analyst. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

AI Takes the Spotlight Again at CES

The multiday CES event kicks off Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, where advances across industries like robotics, health care, vehicles, wearables, gaming and more are set to be on display. Read more…

FUEL

Oil Stocks Sharply Higher After US Action in Venezuela

While the U.S. action is unlikely to have an immediate impact on crude prices given the current glut in the market, it could upend energy markets and have an impact on the geopolitical landscape. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Energy Secretary to Meet With Oil Executives on Venezuela

Energy Secretary Chris Wright will attend the Goldman Sachs Energy, Clean Tech & Utilities Conference in Miami that executives from Chevron, ConocoPhillips and other companies are set to attend. Read more…

FUEL

OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Flow Steady Amid Turmoil

Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Jan. 4 to keep production levels steady through the end of March, ratifying a decision made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of increases. Read more…

EDITOR’S PICK

Top 50 Global Freight Companies Persevere Amid Trade Shift

The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers have been operating in a highly volatile business environment this year as tariffs and shifting trade policies have altered international freight flows. Read more…

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