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Amazon taps FedEx for big-and-bulky residential deliveries

1 day ago | freightwaves.com | Eric Kulisch

Six years after breaking up, Amazon and FedEx are back together. The retail giant has reached a long-term agreement with FedEx to provide limited residential package delivery, the companies have confirmed. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently added FedEx (NYSE: FDX) to its roster of vendors providing last-mile transportation of goods purchased on its marketplace, Amazon said in a statement provided by spokesman Steve Kelly.
Accounting change, higher labor costs drive $3.3B Postal Service loss

2 days ago | freightwaves.com | Eric Kulisch

U.S. Postal Service results took a turn for the worse in the second quarter, with net loss more than doubling to $3.3 billion from $1.5 billion year over year, primarily due to accounting adjustments for mandated workforce benefits. The negative growth comes on the heels of a rare profit in the first quarter. The adjusted loss, which excludes nonoperating expenses the agency can’t control, also more than doubled to $848 million from $317 million for the same quarter last year.
Transportation rates likely to surge during tariff pause

2 days ago | freightwaves.com | Craig L. Fuller

U.S. and Chinese officials have reached an agreement to roll back most recent tariffs and implement a 90-day truce in their trade war to facilitate further negotiations. Announced in Geneva, this deal marks a significant step back from a conflict that has disrupted the global economy. The temporary suspension of hostilities is expected to have immediate effects on global shipping and transportation markets.
Tariffs Ignite Supply Chain Chaos: U.S. Faces Recession Risk

2 days ago | freightwaves.com | Craig L. Fuller

The recent implementation of substantial tariffs on Chinese imports represents one of the most significant disruptions to the global supply chain in recent years. These tariff policies are rapidly pushing the United States toward what many experts characterize as an inevitable recession.
Is English proficiency enforcement the right focus for safer roads?

2 days ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

In a controversial return to past policy, the Trump administration and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy have reestablished lack of English language proficiency (ELP) as an out-of-service (OOS) violation for commercial drivers.
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3 days ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey |Thomas Wasson |Noi Mahoney |John Kingston

FreightWaves Staff Monday, May 12, 2025 U.S. and China reach comprehensive economic and trade agreement lowering tariffs The US and China have reached a landmark trade agreement, pausing reciprocal tariffs for 90 days and lowering duty rates to normal levels.
White House says China trade deal reached after ‘productive’ talks

3 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

The Trump administration said on Sunday it has struck a trade deal with China after two days of negotiations in Geneva. The announcement comes after U.S. and Chinese officials met in Switzerland to discuss the ongoing trade war. “I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement from the White House.
Addressing the CDL issue takes cooperative regulation and multigroup efforts

3 days ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Parts 1 and 2 of this series looked at legislative and law enforcement efforts in Arkansas and Texas to grapple with a sharp rise in CDL fraud by non-U.S. citizens. Part 3 looks at the ease with which fraudsters have exploited a loophole to obtain a Mexican document that essentially grants them the privileges of a U.S. CDL holder. NAFTA and its CDL ties that bind usHow did we get here?
Borderlands Mexico: Businesses face supply chain hurdles amid Trump’s tariffs

3 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Businesses face supply chain hurdles amid Trump’s tariffs; Japanese auto parts maker announces $19M expansion in Mexico; Aerospace manufacturer opens $7M plant in Chihuahua City; and Radiant Logistics acquires Texas freight forwarder.
Texas’ role in the fraudulent CDL scheme

4 days ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Part 1 of this series looked at a recently enacted Arkansas law designed to get a handle on CDL fraud, and how that effort was informed by similar legislation in Texas. Part 2 examines how Texas uncovered a high number of phony documents held by people with Mexico’s equivalent of a CDL who in fact were from Central America — and the resulting impact on highway safety.