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USA: transport and regulatory policy at a crossroads
Moderate rejection of Todd Blanche leaves Washington paralysed
Todd Blanche 's nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Justice has officially been put in serious jeopardy in the U.S. Senate following opposition from Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins... continue
Ford 1.0 EcoBoost engines at risk: U.S. authorities investigate
American regulator NHTSA accelerates checks on potential safety hazards
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an in-depth engineering analysis involving over 135,000 Ford vehicles equipped with the three-cylinder 1.0 EcoBoost engine across the... continue
Driver assistance: Washington challenges road safety restrictions
The United States slows down on mandatory electronics
In Washington, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy officially presented the "Freedom Cars" initiative as part of the upcoming federal transportation bill, aiming primarily to ban any federal or local... continue
Drone strikes shatter Eastern European logistics hubs
Raids damage transport network between Russia and Ukraine
Overnight on Monday, August 3, 2026, a series of drone and guided-bomb strikes devastated key logistics hubs and freight arteries across Russia’s Moscow and Leningrad regions, as well as Ukrainian targets i... continue
US Driver's License Crackdown: Trump Cripples Trucking
The cancellation of 200,000 foreign drivers' CDLs exacerbate severe labor shortages across the American logistics
The US Department of Transportation implemented strict measures against foreign commercial drivers by revoking the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) of approximately 200,000 temporary-status immigrants. T... continue
Autonomous driving: US opens the door to vehicles without steering wheels or pedals
US federal regulators authorize first robotaxis fleets
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the U.S. Federal Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially cleared the way for the commercial use of robotaxis without steering wheels and manual pedals, marking... continue