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December 11, 2025

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Appeals Court Pauses Challenge to FMCSA CDL Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Dec. 3 granted the agency’s Nov. 19 request to hold the case in abeyance, effectively putting the case on hold. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

EQUIPMENT

Class 8 Orders Plummet 47% in Seasonally Unusual November

North American Class 8 truck orders fell from the prior year and sequentially in November despite the month usually being the third strongest of the year. Read more…

SAFETY

New York DMV Employees Charged in CDL Fraud Scheme

In October, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly and New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced a 51-count indictment against seven people. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Industry Reacts to English-Language Enforcement Crackdown

The language crackdown is part of a broader Trump administration campaign that’s upending the trucking industry, a critical pillar of the U.S. economy. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

VW Considers Producing Range Extender Cars for US, Europe

Volkswagen said it’s monitoring market developments and has reserved the range extender concept for its future EV platform. Read more…

BUSINESS

Michelle Randazzo to be Next Daimler Truck North America CFO

She will succeed retiring current CFO Stefan Kurschner, who will remain with DTNA through January, DTNA said. Read more…

THIS WEEK’S CARTOON: "Those Cyber Monday Deals Are Hard to Resist"

BUSINESS

Coca-Cola Names Company Veteran Henrique Braun as CEO

The Atlanta beverage giant said its board elected Henrique Braun as CEO effective March 31. James Quincey, Coke’s current chairman and CEO, will transition to executive chairman. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Mexico Approves Up to 50% Tariffs on China, Other Nations

Mexico’s Senate on Dec. 10 voted in favor of the bill that imposes tariffs of between 5% and 50% on more than 1,400 products from Asian nations that don’t have a trade deal with Mexico. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

US Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Shrinks to Smallest Since 2020

The goods and services trade gap shrank nearly 11% from the prior month to $52.8 billion, Commerce Department data showed Dec. 11. Read more…

BUSINESS

Ford Agrees to Break Up Battery Venture With Cell Partner SK

SK Innovation’s battery unit SK On will take over the companies’ BlueOval SK plant in Tennessee, while Ford will take on their factory in Kentucky, according to an emailed statement. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate Again

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Dec. 10 but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Clock Ticks on Trump Transportation Nominees

The Commerce Committee recently approved nominees for leadership roles in the secretary’s office and key safety agencies, setting up confirmation votes as early as this month. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Woman Has Baby in Waymo Self-Driving Taxi in San Francisco

A mother was in a Waymo self-driving taxi on her way to the University of California, San Francisco, medical center when she delivered her baby inside the robotaxi, Google parent Alphabet said. Read more…

FUEL

BP Wins Big in Trump’s First Gulf of Mexico Oil Lease Sale

A unit of BP was the high bidder in a U.S. auction for oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, the first sale held during President Donald Trump’s second term. Read more…

BUSINESS

Carvana Notches $33 Billion Run Ahead of S&P Entry

The S&P 500 entry, announced Dec. 5, has added fuel to the shares’ ascent. The first day Carvana trades in the index will be Dec. 22. 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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