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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.

BusinessTechnology

Google Penalties Coming in May

Google is promising to double down on its policy of penalizing poorly designed websites with lower rankings in search engine returns with its next update, slated for May.

February 19, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTop 100

Extreme Winter Weather Causes Vaccine Shipping Delays

WASHINGTON — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration’s planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days’ worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.

February 19, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Massachusetts Bond Bill Includes Funding for Roads, Bridges and Transit

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed a $16 billion transportation bond bill, which includes funding to modernize various modes of transportation.

February 19, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Nel Launches Modular On-Site Hydrogen Generators

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyzer announced it launched the MC250 and MC500 containerized Proton PEM electrolyzers, its modular on-site hydrogen generators.

February 19, 2021
BusinessFuel

Texas Gas Stations Still Dark Following Big Freeze

More than 1,700 gas stations are without electricity Feb. 19 because of the Texas power disaster, threatening to push pump prices even higher with key refineries in the state still shut.

February 19, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Trucking Explores Augmented Reality to Enhance Training, Operations

The adoption of immersive technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality by the freight and logistics industry has accelerated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 19, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Trucking’s Shifting Technology Landscape

Motor carriers and logistics providers have been applying the latest technologies to help solve old challenges, such as driver recruiting and retention, regulatory compliance and moving freight more efficiently while ensuring highway safety.

February 19, 2021
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Deere Surges With Farmers Signaling Best Year Ever

Deere & Co. lifted its earnings guidance above analyst estimates, with elevated crop prices and an improving farm economy signaling a record windfall for the biggest maker of agricultural machinery.

February 19, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Ex-Pilot Flying J President Hazelwood, Two Others, to Be Retried

There is no question now that former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two former company executives, already convicted of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates, will be retried on federal criminal charges. What remains unknown, though, is when?

February 19, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

UK Supreme Court Gives Uber Drivers Benefits in Landmark Ruling

LONDON — Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy.

February 19, 2021