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Amidst supply chain uncertainty and potential tariff disruption, French carrier CMA CGM announces its intention to heavily invest in US supply chain operations. https://lnkd.in/e574fwru

President Donald Trump is delaying 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico until April 2, the White House said Thursday. https://lnkd.in/eg3QeScA

Mobile, Alabama-based Evergreen Transport specializes in the transportation of dry bulk commodities like ash, cement, lime and sand in addition to food-grade commodities. It operates a fleet of 158 tractors and 338 trailers out of four terminals across Alabama. https://lnkd.in/egjsq7T9

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A massive wave of layoffs, closures and furloughs has hit workers and companies tied to the manufacturing, distribution and freight sectors in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Since Jan. 20, there have been 14,357 job cuts, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices. https://lnkd.in/eftFY4iY

New York City is declaring again that it has made significant progress keeping overweight trucks off a key highway using a weigh-in-wotion (WIM) system. Now it wants to expand the use of the technology to other parts of the state that handle heavy truck traffic. https://lnkd.in/eRTARBSu

The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act would eliminate an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 that gives employers the right to exempt their drivers from overtime compensation. https://lnkd.in/eBNeuxJc

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RueData has closed a seed financing round to continue serving over 40,000 vehicles, with plans to use the investment to accelerate adoption of its tire management platform, scale operations and continue innovating its AI-driven fleet optimization solutions for trucking fleets. https://lnkd.in/eAmZ_mvA

The North American Tariff Special | Freightonomics Zach and economic researcher Michael Rudolph discuss the recent tariff and american trade policy and its impact on the economy and supply chains.