White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing room at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo)

President Donald Trump said Monday that all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate starting November 1, a significant escalation of his effort to protect US companies from foreign competition.

Trump last month had said heavy truck imports would face new duties on Oct. 1 on national security grounds, saying the new tariffs were to protect manufacturers from “unfair outside competition” and that the move would benefit companies such as Paccar-owned Peterbilt and Kenworth and Daimler Truck-owned Freightliner.

Under trade deals reached with Japan and the European U

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