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December 2, 2025

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DOT Review Finds 44% of Trucking Schools Are Noncompliant

The Transportation Department said Dec. 1 that it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 truck driving schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

GOVERNMENT

FMCSA Toughens ELD Certification Process

FMCSA is introducing a tougher, multistep approval process that’s intended to clamp down on bad actors who critics allege abuse the long-standing self-certification process for ELDs. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for ‘Cabotage’

Mexican truck drivers hauling domestic U.S. freight recently were detained and saw their commercial vehicles seized by federal agents in a U.S. CBP enforcement effort targeting “cabotage.” Read more…

LOGISTICS

FedEx Freight Begins Enforcing NMFC Updates

FedEx Freight said it delayed enforcing the NMFC changes "to help our customers adapt and ensure a smooth transition to the new, streamlined NMFC classes." Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Costco Joins Legal Fight Over Trump Tariffs

Costco is one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a challenge of the Trump administration’s tariffs largely driven this year by small businesses and Democratic state officials. Read more…

BUSINESS

Canada’s Algoma Steel to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid US Tariffs

Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel “have fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,” a spokeswoman said. Read more…

THIS WEEK’S CARTOON: "This Game’s Not a Turkey!"

BUSINESS

Nippon Steel to Shortlist 2 or 3 States for New US Plant

Nippon Steel is seeking a site capable of supporting a steel plant with 3 million tons of annual capacity. The plant will be run by the company’s U.S. Steel subsidiary. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association. Read more…

BUSINESS

ODFL Sells 2 North Carolina Properties for $9.65 Million

ODFL declined to comment on the sale, including whether it is a sale-leaseback transaction. The 10.67-acre properties are in Thomasville Business Park. Read more…

BUSINESS

Cyber Monday Remains Biggest Online Spending Day at $14.25B

Adobe said spending from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday totaled $44.2 billion, up 7.7% from a year ago. Cyber Monday remains the biggest online spending day of the year at $14.25 billion. Read more…

LOGISTICS

Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle

Amazon will use “specialized smaller facilities” for the deliveries, the e-commerce giant said Dec. 1 in a statement. The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months. Read more…

FUEL

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Bets Big on EV’s Future

Initial manufacturing of the R2 two-row crossover will start in Illinois, but production will expand to Rivian’s future factory in Georgia in 2028. Read more…

FUEL

Gasoline Prices Fall to 4-Year Low on Cheap Oil, Flat Demand

Gasoline prices across the U.S. on Dec. 1 averaged $3 a gallon, according to American Automobile Association data. That’s well above President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring the price below $2. 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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