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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal law that would mandate vaccinations or regular COVID-19 testing for companies with more than 100 employees is being challenged in court, but one expert noted that the uncertainty around the rule stretches beyond the fundamental question of whether the government can enforce it.

U.S. consumers faced the biggest jump in their energy bills in more than a decade in October, with costs soaring for electricity, natural gas and fuel oil as cooler weather approaches.

Negotiating the passage of President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget bill and finalizing the funding framework for fiscal 2022 are among the legislative items on Congress’ end-of-the-year agenda.

Trucking is continuing to see an active mergers and acquisitions market with several deals recently announced.

President Joe Biden will use the Baltimore port as a backdrop Nov. 10 in his campaign to promote the $550 billion infrastructure legislation Congress cleared last week, $17 billion of which would go to ports.

Ongoing supply chain challenges experienced by commercial ports and freight corridors will be examined when the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives meets for a hearing Nov. 17.

Shipping routes for the transport of iron ore from Australia to Japan and containerized goods from East Asia to Europe are at the center of plans to slash maritime carbon emissions by 2030.

U.S. consumer prices rose in October at the fastest annual pace since 1990, cementing high inflation as a hallmark of the pandemic recovery and eroding spending power even as wages surge.

Electric vehicle-maker Rivian Automotive Inc. priced shares in its initial public offering at $78 apiece to raise about $11.9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

American Trucking Associations, along with three state trucking associations and a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain, have sued the Biden administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.