FTC Chair Lina Khan defended the agency's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, emphasizing that it aims to protect free and fair competition rather than punish success.

California lawmakers, labor unions, and truck drivers are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would ban self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds from operating on public roads without a human driver on board.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued a mandate that tugboat operators must upgrade their engines with unapproved Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) within six months.

Ships transporting goods in and out of the European Union will soon face significant emissions-related costs as they join the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) starting in January 2024.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced his intention to sign two climate-focused bills into law.

On May 11, 2023, Canada passed the Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains Act, which requires Canadian businesses to demonstrate due diligence in minimizing the risks of forced and child labor in their supply chains.

Yellow Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit by a laid-off employee, Armando Rivera, who alleges that the company failed to provide the required 60 days' notice before mass layoffs affecting approximately 30,000 workers.

A growing number of US fashion companies are distancing themselves from China as their top supplier, with 61% of apparel retail CEOs no longer relying on China as their primary source.

A female truck driver was fired by Groupe Robert, a Canadian trucking company, after a crash on June 30th, 2022.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), restricting imports of products made in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region if produced using forced labor.

The US climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which passed one year ago, has accelerated the adoption of clean energy technology in the country.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers criticized the US government's new rules on mergers and acquisitions, calling it a "war on business."

Trucking advocates are raising concerns about double brokering schemes, where carriers accept a load but then secretly broker it to another carrier without the shipper's knowledge.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a rule that mandates employers in “high-hazard” industries to electronically submit detailed data on worker injuries.

OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has launched a national emphasis program aimed at reducing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers, and similar facilities.

Moody's has highlighted that the new Deforestation Regulation introduced by the European Union poses a significant risk to European supply chains.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has reached a unanimous agreement on updated rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping vessels.

The implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is bringing significant changes to the packaging industry, necessitating adjustments from packaging professionals.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has expressed opposition to the PRO Act, stating that it would create confusion and jeopardize the established business model in the trucking industry.

Corporations, which have already scaled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts launched in 2020, now face the question of whether the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions will lead them to further curtail these programs to avoid potential legal challenges.