Ejecting China From American Trucking, Trump's Trade Probes, and Rising Spot Rates | The Morning Minute

In today's episode, we dive into a recent piece on the legislative push to remove Chinese military-connected companies from U.S. supply chains, highlighting a new bill introduced by Representative Elise Stefanik and Senator Tom Cotton. This proposed legislation enforces strict security certifications across the entire trucking industry, directly impacting everyone from prime defense contractors down to individual owner-operators. Next, we discuss an analysis of the intensifying global tariff fight as the Trump administration launches new trade probes into 16 partner nations, including Mexico and China. These investigations will scrutinize whether foreign industrial overcapacity is flooding the U.S. market with surplus goods, suppressing wages, and threatening domestic investments. Finally, we wrap up the show with an update from Uber Freight's latest market outlook, which warns shippers to prepare for rising spot rates and sudden cross-border disruptions. The report emphasizes that current logistics volatility is being driven by localized, lane-level shocks rather than broad macroeconomic shifts, requiring supply chains to remain highly agile. Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices