Transport Topics

• Love’s Travel Stops Acquires 3 Factoring Companies December 30, 2025
  Truck stop operator Love’s expanded its financial services arm with the acquisition of three factoring companies. The deals follow earlier factoring acquisitions in July 2020 and July 2024.
• Walmart’s E-Commerce Platform Sees Temporary Outage December 30, 2025
  More than 6,000 customers reported they were unable to use the app or website the morning of Dec. 30, according to data collected by the website Downdetector.
• Winter Storm to Descend on Great Lakes and Northeast December 30, 2025
  The storm that hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Dec. 29 brought sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel.
• Year Ahead Will Test DOT Power to Withhold State Funds December 30, 2025
  An audit of states’ processes and procedures for granting non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits was launched by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy in June.
• Global 2025 LNG Exports Had Biggest Jump in Three Years December 30, 2025
  Exports are estimated to have risen 4% from last year to 429 million tons, according to Kpler. The rise was largely driven by projects like LNG Canada and Plaquemines in the U.S. ramping up output.
• OPEC+ Likely to Confirm Oil Production Pause, Delegates Say December 30, 2025
  Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will hold a monthly video conference Jan. 4, and review a decision to halt further supply hikes in Q1 after rapidly reviving production earlier this year.
• Laredo Trucking Company Files for Chapter 11 December 30, 2025
  Texas International Enterprises, a cross-border trucking and logistics company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid mounting debts and a challenging freight market.
• Tesla Gives Pessimistic Car Sales Estimates in Unusual Move December 30, 2025
  By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. 
• Ocado Ends Exclusivity Terms After Setbacks to Kroger Deal December 30, 2025
  The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement Dec. 30.
• Trump Muses About Ousting Powell as Fed Pick Nears December 29, 2025
  President Donald Trump has made numerous cryptic — and sometimes contradictory — remarks about his decision-making process regarding the new central bank chief.
• New Jersey Grants $13M to Hydrogen Drayage Truck Port Pilot December 29, 2025
  New Jersey is paying $13 million to fund a near-term experiment testing the ability of hydrogen-powered drayage trucks to move cargo at the Port Newark Container Terminal.
• A Look at the Experts Who Race to Decode Trump’s Tariffs December 29, 2025
  Customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating regulations to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then 2025 hit.
• Chevron Tankers Deliver Venezuelan Crude to Gulf Coast December 29, 2025
  Chevron has finished discharging a cargo from the vessel Searuby and is in the process of unloading ship Canopus Voyager, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking.
• LTL Rebound to Kick Off in 2026, but Uncertainty Remains December 29, 2025
  The less-than-truckload market segment of the North American freight market is set to rebound in 2026, although when the up cycle will kick off remains a vexing question.
• CBP Agents Enter Nation's CDL Enforcement Efforts December 29, 2025
  U.S. Border Patrol agents have joined efforts to remove truck drivers lacking legal U.S. residency from the road, apprehending more than 170 individuals near the borders of Canada and Mexico.