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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

Food Deals for Truckers During the Coronavirus Crisis

Many retailers are showing their support for truck drivers during the coronavirus pandemic by offering specials or making it easier for them to visit their establishment. Here's a look at a few:

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NJDOT Announces $47.3 Million for Local Bridge Projects

The New Jersey Department of Transportation recently announced $47.3 million in grant funding will be distributed statewide to help with local bridge maintenance projects.

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Amazon May Stop French Deliveries After Court Order

Amazon .com Inc. threatened to stop activity at its fulfillment centers in France after a court order banned the sale of non-essential goods, concluding the retailer isn’t doing enough to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Automakers Will Need Months to Restart Factories

Automakers are anxious to get their assembly lines rolling again, especially since leaving factories idle is costing them billions of dollars by the week.

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Saudi Oil Keeps Flooding Market With Output Pact Yet to Begin

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf suppliers may have agreed to cut oil production again starting next month, but by all indications the taps are set to remain wide open until then — swelling stockpiles for at least a few more weeks.

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTop 100

Trump Says Trucking CEOs to Help Advise on Economic Recovery

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear is among the prominent business executives tapped by President Donald Trump to help revive the economy as the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of easing in some parts of the country.

April 14, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Medium-Duty Sales Lose Ground in March

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks overall dropped nearly 20% in March as only Class 7 posted a gain compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto .com reported.

April 14, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

IMF Predicts Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since Depression

WASHINGTON — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.

April 14, 2020
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Amazon Vows to Fight French Court Ban on Nonessential Sales

Amazon.com was handed a French ban on sales of nonessential items after losing the first round of a court fight with labor unions that said the company wasn’t doing enough to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 14, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Renault to Close Main China Business, Will Focus on Electrics

BEIJING — Renault SA said April 14 it will shut down its main China business and focus on electric and commercial vehicles.

April 14, 2020