Transport Topics

• Electric Plane Maker Beta Raises $1 Billion in IPO November 4, 2025
  Investors are warming to Beta Technologies' initial public offering as the electric aircraft developer and its peers look to distance themselves from unhappy associations with the 2021 blank-check company boom and bust.
• China Seeks to Buy US Wheat for First Time in a Year November 3, 2025
  Wheat futures in Chicago jumped as China seeks its first U.S. shipments of the grain in more than a year, following orders for soybeans last week as part of a trade truce between the two nations.
• UPS Buys Andlauer for $1.6B, Expanding Health Care Footprint November 3, 2025
  The acquisition strengthens UPS’ position in health care logistics, where major carriers are racing to build infrastructure for time- and temperature-sensitive shipments.
• TFI Q3 Profit Slumps 32% as Uncertainty Crops Volume Levels November 3, 2025
  Volume at the truckload division is taking a beating from tariffs, canceled infrastructure projects and the recent U.S. federal government shutdown, executives told analysts.
• Tesla Owner Complaints Rise in US Door-Handle Defect Probe November 3, 2025
  NHTSA opened the defect investigation Sept. 15, citing nine complaints submitted as far back as July 2023. Several parents said they were unable to open the Tesla doors to retrieve a child.
• Robotaxi Firm Pony AI Raises $863M in Hong Kong Listing November 3, 2025
  The robotaxi firm’s listing has attracted Uber Technologies, which was in talks to invest about $100 million in the share sale, Bloomberg reported. Pony AI went public in the U.S. last year.
• Crossword Puzzle Solution for November 3, 2025 November 3, 2025
  Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the November 3, 2025 print edition.
• Cardboard Box Sales Slump, Stoking Lackluster Holiday Fears November 3, 2025
  U.S. corrugated box shipments fell to the lowest Q3 reading since 2015, maintaining the more measured pace seen in the previous quarter, according to data from the  Fibre Box Association.
• Suit Claims Faulty Tesla Doors Led to Deaths in Fiery Crash November 3, 2025
  NHTSA disclosed in September that it’s investigating whether some Tesla doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working and trapped  occupants inside.
• Hackers, Crime Rings Team Up on Cargo Theft, Report Finds November 3, 2025
  Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said hackers are targeting trucking carriers and freight brokers, seeking to infect their computer networks with tools that provide remote access.
• Uptime Unlocked: Balancing Technician Loyalty with Agility in Fleet Maintenance November 3, 2025
  For fleet operators, maintaining uptime means having the right technicians in the right place at the right time. But as the reach of your fleets expands and demands shift, a critical tension emerges: how do you preserve technician loyalty while scaling service?
• Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas November 3, 2025
  The donation has raised concerns from government oversight experts about private donors’ influence on public departments and the boost to the Tesla brand.
• Carney Apologizes to Trump for Anti-Tariff Ad November 3, 2025
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario's premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.
• Supreme Court Hears Tariff Arguments This Week November 3, 2025
  Trump had said he wanted to take the highly unusual step of attending the arguments in person, but on Nov. 2 said he had ruled it out, saying he didn't want to be a distraction.
• Eaton to Buy Boyd Thermal for $9.5B in Data Center Play November 3, 2025
  The acquisition gives Eaton a portfolio of thermal-management products designed to control excess heat from data centers or in other applications across the industrial and aerospace sectors.