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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

TMC Study Group Continues to Craft Guidance for ADAS Training

Progress is underway for guidance documents for advanced driver assistance systems, according to a Technology & Maintenance Council study group.

April 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Historic Golf Course Closer to Becoming Trucking and Warehouse Facility

A historic golf course in the Chicago suburbs is one step closer to becoming a trucking and logistics and warenhouse complex.

April 14, 2021
Business

To Retain Workers, Walmart Moves More of Them Full Time

NEW YORK — Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time with more consistent work schedules by early next year.

April 14, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Medium-Duty Sales Rise 36.7% in March, Led by Class 5

U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks in March climbed 36.7% compared with a year earlier, riding the surge in demand in Class 5, WardsAuto .com reported.

April 14, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Senators Working on Infrastructure Alternative

Utah Republican Mitt Romney said April 14 a group of senators is in the “early stages” of discussing a potential counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and spending plan that would be more narrowly focused and less expensive.

April 14, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Tractor-Trailer Interfaces Take Shape in Many Ways

Efforts to ensure the needed connections for exchanging more data between a tractor and trailer continue from many directions as electronics and sensors are increasingly coming to trailers, experts said.

April 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessBreaking News

Biden Taps Meera Joshi to Lead FMCSA

President Joe Biden announced April 14 that he intends to nominate Meera Joshi to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

April 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Egypt Seizes Ever Given Pending $900 Million Compensation

Egypt seized the giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as part of an effort to get more than $900 million in compensation.

April 14, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Audi Takes On Tesla’s Model Y With Entry-Priced Electric SUV

Audi’s new Q4 e-tron will go head-to-head with Tesla Inc. in the fast-growing market of compact crossover SUVs to help parent Volkswagen AG narrow its electric-car sales gap with the world leader.

April 14, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Skyrocketing Metal Prices Threaten to Hinder EV Affordability

A surge in demand for electric vehicles is sending the price of raw materials soaring, threatening to slow the push toward making cheaper batteries that are key to more widespread adoption.

April 14, 2021