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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.

BusinessFuelPrivateTop 100

Energy Transfer Halts LNG Project to Focus on Gas Pipelines

Billionaire Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer LP suspended development of a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project to concentrate on building and expanding pipelines. 

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Trump Orders Move to Ease Federal Cannabis Restrictions

President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 signed an executive order directing his administration to move cannabis into a less restrictive federal category, a shift ATA has long been wary of.

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

House Passes Plan to Fast-Track Infrastructure Projects

Republicans’ plan to fast-track federal approvals of power plants, pipelines and other energy and infrastructure projects passed the House on Dec. 18, sending the measure to the Senate.

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

California Sues DOT Over Frozen Federal Transportation Funds

California is suing the U.S. Transportation Department over the permanent loss of more than $33 million in safety grants tied to English-language rules for truck drivers.

December 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Health Care Logistics Shines Through 2025’s Cloudy Market

From dedicated transport contracts to medical device, clinical trial, biopharma, cell and gene therapy logistics, there is a growing awareness of the opportunities available.

December 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Sterling Anderson Is Front-Runner to Succeed GM's Mary Barra

Anderson joined the company as chief product officer in June after working for Tesla and co-founding Aurora Innovation. His job is to bring cutting-edge software and self-driving tech to GM cars.

December 18, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

LTL Market Disappoints in 2025

LTL was something of a latecomer to the downturn, with the August 2023 demise of the then-No. 3-ranked LTL player Yellow Corp. shielding its peers from excessive headwinds.

December 18, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Sales Fall Below Prior Year for Fifth Straight Month

U.S. Class 8 retail truck sales hit their fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in November, according to data from Omdia Automotive.

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Sector Deals With Canada ‘Unlikely’ as USMCA Talks Loom

Prime Minister Mark Carney said negotiations on sector tariffs are likely to be rolled into next year’s review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. 

December 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Uber Safety Chief to Depart in Latest Executive Shake-Up

Gus Fuldner's departure sets off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the measures it takes to protect riders.

December 18, 2025