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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.

BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Truck Driver Recruitment and Retention Face Q2 Headwinds

The Q2 2025 Driver Recruiting and Retention Data Download report found that the pool of truck drivers declined in the second quarter even as the number of job postings grew.

August 14, 2025
BusinessEquipmentPrivate

Thyssenkrupp Cuts Outlook as Loss Deepens on Weak Demand

Revenue is projected to decline by as much as 7% this year, so the manufacturer is paring back investments and pledged continued cost cuts.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Producer Prices Surge in July as Tariffs Push Costs Higher

The Labor Department reported Aug. 14 that PPI rose 0.9% last month from June, the biggest jump in more than three years. Compared with a year earlier, wholesale prices rose 3.3%.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Deere Falls as Struggling Farmers Delay Machinery Rebound

The world’s biggest farm machinery maker pared its full-year earnings outlook with lower grain prices curbing farmers’ spending.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Tariff Confusion Drives Record Volume at Los Angeles Port

The spike in July was due to traders rushing to front-load their cargo to be able to reach U.S. stores before Trump’s import duties take effect, said Executive Director Gene Seroka.

August 14, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Outpost Unveils New Gate Automation Platform

The platform uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to cut costs, improve yard security and automatically capture more gate events with auditable data.

August 14, 2025
BusinessPrivateTop 100

JBS Sees Bigger Beef Toll on Profit Amid Cattle Shortage

The smallest U.S. cattle herd in decades is taking a big toll on profit at JBS NV, driving deepening losses at its largest operation.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentBreaking News

ATA Asks EPA to Delay Emissions Rule

"With prolonged weakness in freight demand and inflationary cost pressures, the rule’s 2027 implementation timeline threatens to intensify strain across our industry," ATA said.

August 13, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

GE Appliances Shifts More Production to US

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations.

August 13, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Record 15 Women Will Be Among Field of NTDC Drivers

NTDC stalwart and XPO driver Ina Daly will be among a record 15 women competing at the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships in Minneapolis.

August 13, 2025