Insights and Stories of David Shepardson

U.S. transport regulators reject ’emotional support animal’ status

Dec. 2, 2020 at 8:27 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Only trained dogs qualify as service animals on U.S. airlines, as regulators rejected requests to extend legal protections to miniature horses, pigs, turkeys and other species, under final U.S. Transportation Department rules issued Wednesday. Airlines can still choose which other species to allow on board, but […]

Non-essential travel limits extended at U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:39 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Steve Scherer

Ford says emissions certification process under federal probe

Feb. 5, 2020 at 2:06 pm CST

By David Shepardson

No turkeys, pigs, goats: U.S. to let airlines limit service animals

Jan. 23, 2020 at 2:42 pm CST

By David Shepardson

U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front

Oct. 2, 2019 at 7:24 pm CDT

By David Shepardson philip-blenkinsop Tim Hepher

U.S. to levy tariff on imported Mexican tomatoes in trade spat

May. 7, 2019 at 5:53 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it will begin imposing a 17.5 per cent tariff on imported Mexican tomatoes, but said it is optimistic that a deal can be reached to extend a 2013 agreement that suspended a U.S. anti-dumping investigation. “The Department of Commerce […]

By David Shepardson

USMCA deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds

Apr. 18, 2019 at 9:01 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S. economy, especially auto parts production, but may curb vehicle assembly and limit consumer choice in cars, a hotly anticipated analysis from the U.S. International Trade Commission showed on Thursday. The ITC report is a […]

By David Lawder David Shepardson

Ford recalls 1.48 million pickups over transmissions

Feb. 13, 2019 at 1:15 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it was recalling about 1.48 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America due to a potential transmission downshift issue that could increase the risk of a crash. Ford said select 2011-2013 model year trucks with six-speed automatic transmission could experience […]

By Ben Klayman David Shepardson

U.S. Senate will not vote on USMCA in 2018, McConnell says

Oct. 16, 2018 at 3:14 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate’s top Republican said on Tuesday that senators will not vote to approve a revised North American trade pact in 2018, leaving the issue to the next Congress. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told Bloomberg Television that the Senate will not have time to […]

By David Shepardson

Ford recalls two million trucks over seat-belt fire concerns

Sep. 6, 2018 at 12:26 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it would recall two million F-150 pickup trucks in North America to address fire concerns relating to seat belts that have been linked to three serious incidents but no injuries. The second-largest U.S. automaker said it was aware of 17 […]

By David Shepardson

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