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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.

GovernmentBusiness

Wisconsin DOT Issues Grant to Support Business Expansions in Fitchburg

Wisconsin officials recently announced a $1 million grant has been awarded to support a road construction project in Fitchburg, which is located six miles south of Madison.

March 25, 2021
BusinessFuel

Oil Lobby Backs Carbon Fee as Substitute for Regulation

The American Petroleum Institute board voted March 25 to endorse putting a tax or other price on carbon dioxide emissions, a shift for the oil industry that could influence the Biden administration’s plans for a governmentwide assault on global warming.

March 25, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Supply Chain Transformation for a Post-Pandemic World

Our live webinar, Supply Chain Transformation for a Post-Pandemic World, features expert insight from industry leaders. Join us as we discuss relevant topics, from the impact of the pandemic to the future of the industry, and get tips that will help you succeed in the dynamic world of logistics & distribution.

March 25, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Mack Announces Incentives Available for Electric Refuse Truck

Mack Trucks announced the Mack LR Electric model, the OEM’s first fully electric refuse vehicle, is eligible for multiple incentive packages in the United States and Canada.

March 25, 2021
Business

More Trucking Companies Leverage Pay to Attract Drivers

Trucking companies are continuing to boost compensation packages as the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing driver shortage intensify the challenges of keeping seats filled behind the wheel.

March 25, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Canada’s Carbon Tax Upheld by Top Court, Cementing Green Agenda

Canada’s efforts to combat climate change scored a major victory after the country’s top court ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax is constitutional

March 25, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Coalition Asks Biden Administration to Reduce Truck Emissions by Fall 2022

A wide-ranging coalition of business, science and environmental groups is calling on the Biden administration to within the next 18 months set “multi-pollutant climate and clean air standards” that will eliminate particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions from new freight trucks and buses.

March 25, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Waymo Provides Look Inside Self-Driving Truck Testing

Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo offered a look inside the day-to-day testing of its self-driving trucks on public roads through a virtual ride-along event for members of the press.

March 25, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Government Revises Q4 GDP Up Slightly to 4.3%

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated.

March 25, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Jobless Claims Fall to 684,000, Fewest Since Pandemic

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving.

March 25, 2021