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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Infrastructure Shows Effects of Climate Change

Worldwide warming temperatures are hammering roads that were built for a different climate, ballooning repair budgets and sometimes cutting off communities from goods and services.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Changes Coming for Car and Pickup Fuel Efficiency

DETROIT 鈥 Hours after being sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks.

January 30, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

C.H. Robinson Reports 382% Earnings Jump for Q4

The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based logistics and shipping company on Jan. 29 posted net income of $149.3 million, or $1.22 a diluted share, for the three months ending Dec. 31.

January 30, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS Posts 1.5% Revenue Growth; Shares Fall on Amazon Deal

UPS Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth despite a tougher freight market in the fourth quarter of 2024, the parcel delivery company reported Jan. 30.

January 30, 2025
Business, Equipment

Caterpillar Forecasts Lower Revenue This Year

Caterpillar Inc. warned that revenue will be 鈥渟lightly lower鈥 in 2025 as demand concerns weigh on the outlook of the heavy equipment maker.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business

Economy Grows Solid 2.3% From October to December

WASHINGTON 鈥 The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

GOP Energy Coalition Pushes 鈥楢ll-of-the-Above鈥 Strategy

Two of Donald Trump鈥檚 former Cabinet secretaries are outlining a vision for American energy dominance that embraces all forms of power production 鈥 even sources Trump has ridiculed.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Passenger Jet Collides With Army Copter Near D.C.-Area Airport

ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Jan. 29 with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers around 9 p.m. EST while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Chief in 56-42 Vote

Zeldin will help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of EVs.

January 29, 2025
Business, Private, Top 100

Cargill Cutting 1,100 Jobs With Arkansas Plant Closure

Cargill Inc. will shutter a turkey-processing plant in Arkansas, cutting about 1,100 jobs amid a downturn in both turkey and the broader agricultural sector.

January 29, 2025