Donald Trump Transportation News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Insists Plan for Higher Tariffs Will Move Ahead

President Donald Trump suggested another delay to his higher so-called 鈥渞eciprocal鈥 tariffs was unlikely, raising pressure on nations to negotiate trade deals with his administration.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Low-Income Earners Face Sharpest Impact From Tariffs

While prices will rise for everyone, lower-income families are expected to lose a larger portion of their budgets because they tend to spend more of their earnings on goods.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Carney Says Canada Won鈥檛 Rush Trade Deal With Trump

鈥淲e don鈥檛 have to do a deal in the short term,鈥 Carney told reporters April 24, as he campaigned in British Columbia ahead of the April 28 election. 鈥淢y government will do the right deal.鈥

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Trump Orders Truck Import Probe, Setting Stage for Tariffs

President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration started an investigation into the need for tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts, an expansion of his trade war.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business

China Says There Are No Negotiations With US Over Tariffs

China on April 24 denied President Donald Trump鈥檚 assertion that the two sides were in active negotiations over tariffs, saying the suggestion was as groundless as 鈥渢rying to catch the wind.鈥

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

States Sue Trump Over Tariffs Imposed Without Congress

The suit argues that Congress didn鈥檛 grant Trump the necessary authority to impose the tariffs and national trade policy 鈥渘ow hinges on the president鈥檚 whims."

April 23, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Hasn鈥檛 Offered Unilateral Tariff Cuts on China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration is looking at multiple factors regarding China beyond just tariffs 鈥 including non-tariff barriers.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business

Trump Floats 鈥楽ubstantial鈥 China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal

President Donald Trump said he plans to be 鈥渧ery nice鈥 to China in any trade talks and that tariffs will drop if the countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business

Trump Softens Tone on Tariffs, Says He Won鈥檛 Fire Powell

President Donald Trump allayed fears that he plans to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and signaled he would be "very nice" to China in trade talks.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links

President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California鈥檚 trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation鈥檚 container cargo.

April 22, 2025