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Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.

BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Enhancing Fleet Security and Productivity in an Increasingly Digital World

Program Airs: September 4, 2 p.m. ET Bob Gottschalk, technical sales manager at Irdeto, and Lawrence Bader, principal at Advanced Transportation Technology LLC, join Seth Clevenger for an enlightening conversation about their experience guiding fleets through technology transitions and the tangible benefits that digital innovations can offer fleets of all sizes.

September 4, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

How AI Benchmarking Fuels Smarter Fleet Decisions

Program Airs: August 28, 2 p.m. ET Tim Haynes, vice president of digital and customer data at Penske Transportation Solutions, joins Seth Clevenger for a special one-on-one conversation to explore how modern fleet benchmarking solutions and AI-powered analytics are revolutionizing fleet management planning and operations.

August 28, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

David Comings Crowned 88th NTDC Grand Champion

FedEx driver David Comings of North Dakota captured the Bendix Grand Champion trophy in the 88th staging of the  National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships in Minneapolis. 

August 23, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

FedEx Founder Fred Smith Fondly Remembered at NTDC

The FedEx family is honoring its founder, the late Fred W. Smith, at NTDC, and competing drivers reflect on how his dedication to safety helped shape their professional careers.  

August 22, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Powell Opens Door to September Rate Cut at Jackson Hole

Following Powell’s remarks investors boosted bets that the Federal Open Market Committee would cut rates at their Sept. 16-17 meeting.

August 22, 2025
BusinessTechnology

PCS Unveils Cortex AI Engine to Automate Freight Operations

The company’s new AI engine, dubbed Cortex, is designed to help PCS customers optimize operations, enhance workflows, streamline communications and convert data into business insights.

August 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Extends Waiver on Electronic Medical Certifications

The Aug. 21 extension offers a reprieve to drivers in the 12 states that missed a June deadline for transition to electronic medical certifications.

August 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump EPA Waives Refiners From Biofuel-Blending Mandate

The decision applies to 38 small refineries that had requested waivers from annual blending quotas, according to a statement Aug. 22.

August 22, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Canada to Drop Many Retaliatory Tariffs to Appease Trump

But the government is likely to keep 25% import taxes on U.S. steel and aluminum products, as well as its tariffs on U.S. automobiles.

August 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

Mail Services Globally Pause US Deliveries Over Tariffs

As of Aug. 29, President Donald Trump is ending the de minimis exemption that has applied to more than 4 million parcels flowing through the U.S. each day, driven largely by e-commerce.

August 22, 2025