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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.

BusinessLogistics

United Air Pivots to Leisure Routes in Modest Schedule Boost

United Airlines Holdings Inc. will boost flights modestly in September as it resumes service on more than 25 international routes.

July 31, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Penske Truck Leasing Introduces Mobile Remote Service Check-In

Penske Truck Leasing has introduced a remote service check-in through a mobile app upgrade, the company announced July 27.

July 31, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Universal Posts Lower Profit, Declining Revenue in Q2

Universal Logistics Holdings reported July 30 that net income and revenue were down during the second quarter compared with last year.

July 31, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

GM to Build Nationwide EV Charging Network

General Motors Co. is working with electric-vehicle charging operator EVgo Services to build a nationwide fast-charging infrastructure.

July 31, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Forward Air Posts Decline in Net Income, Revenue for Q2

Forward Air Corp. saw net income and total revenue decrease during the second quarter from prior-year levels, the company reported July 30.

July 31, 2020
Business

Ceva Chosen to Assist Ikea’s Mexican Operations

Ceva Logistics has been chosen to operate a warehouse in Mexico for furniture and home goods retailer Ikea, the company announced July 27.

July 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Meadows Says Democrats Rebuff White House on Stopgap Jobless Aid

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Democrats rebuffed multiple proposals from the Trump administration to extend lapsing supplemental unemployment benefits and have continued to raise the ante in talks on a stimulus package to bolster a U.S. economy hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Illinois Officials Announce $250 Million for Local Infrastructure

Illinois will direct $40 million to help build a port in Cairo, the southernmost city in the state and an advantageous location for the movement of goods, state officials recently announced.

July 31, 2020
BusinessFuelLogistics

Oil Pares Monthly Gain With Global Supply Onslaught Looming

Oil is set to eke out a monthly gain, yet futures lost steam on July 31 amid threats that the market will soon become oversupplied.

July 31, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

US Incomes Fall in June as One-Time Stimulus Boost Fades

U.S. incomes fell more than expected in June as the effects of the government’s one-time stimulus checks dissipated, though an increase in unemployment-insurance payments pointed to the importance of expiring federal relief.

July 31, 2020