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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.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

St. Louis Park, Minn., Considers Truck Parking Restrictions

Officials in St. Louis Park, Minn., are moving forward with an ordinance that would limit truck parking.

July 22, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Comparing Weigh Station Bypass Technologies

Program Aired: July 22, 2021. This presentation will show you how to save time and money with a weigh station bypass service. Learn how to select the best technology for your operation and how to develop an ROI model. Also, discover how to leverage additional benefits to get the most out of your service. 

July 22, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Union Pacific Reports Strong Q2 Earnings

Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific Corp. reported strong second-quarter results, surpassing expectations of Wall Street analysts.

July 22, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Deal in Sight After Medicare Agreement

A bipartisan group of senators is closing in on a $579 billion infrastructure deal after agreeing to pay for it in part by delaying a Trump-era Medicare regulation, a key Democratic senator said July 22.

July 22, 2021
BusinessLogistics

CSX Beats Expectations With Q2 Freight Surge

Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Corp. reported second-quarter earnings that showed a strong uptick in freight shipments, and the company’s financial picture exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

July 22, 2021
BusinessEquipmentTop 100

Mullen Group’s Income Dips, Revenue Rises

Mullen Group reported a gain in revenue but saw earnings dip in the second quarter.

July 22, 2021
BusinessLogisticsTop 50

Uber Freight to Acquire Logistics Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion

Uber Technologies Inc.’s freight business will acquire logistics technology firm Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion, the company announced July 22.

July 22, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Jobless Claims Rise to 419,000 From a Pandemic Low

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy.

July 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Infrastructure Stakeholders Promote Cybersecurity Investments

Nearly three months after a cyberattack against a prominent petroleum products distributor on the East Coast, groups representing various infrastructure sectors called for robust methods to protect the country’s freight and mobility grids.

July 22, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Mercedes Sketches Out All-Electric Scenario by Decade’s End

FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler AG’s luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the planned share of sales by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would “in essence” be fully electric by the end of the decade.

July 22, 2021