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Trump just announced sweeping tariffs in the biggest trade policy shift in decades. Markets are already reeling. Let’s break it down.
Plus, a $350K beef fraud sheme, trucker faced 17 deportations prior to deadly crash, Transfix debuts new tech, and more.
California authorities closed a 100-mile stretch of I-80, linking Reno and Sacramento, due to "spin-outs, high winds, and low visibility." The closure, from the California-Nevada border west of Reno to near Emigrant Gap, California, lacks an estimated reopening time.
Good morning. We hope your weekend was peaceful and relaxing. Unfortunately, truckers on I-80 experienced quite the opposite. The Sierra Nevada was hit with a blizzard, leaving many truckers stranded in the snow. Check out our main story for more on that. In other news, produce season has unofficially begun, Andrew Silver joins his father, Jeff, at Mastery, and a truck driver from Sysco escaped a harrowing death.
🤔 Question of the Day: Which fruit (you might think it's a vegetable, but it's not) is harvested in Texas between March and April? Scroll to our What's Cookin' in Freight image to find out.
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Trump just announced sweeping tariffs in the biggest trade policy shift in decades. Markets are already reeling. Let’s break it down.
Plus, a $350K beef fraud sheme, trucker faced 17 deportations prior to deadly crash, Transfix debuts new tech, and more.
True “produce season” in the continental United States lasts from about April to October, with Sun Belt markets dominating April through June and Midwestern markets dominating July through October.
Plus, a politician gets slammed for uninformed trucking post, Walmart invests big in Mexico, railroad cargo theft takes spotlight, and more.
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