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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.

GovernmentBusinessFuel

EPA Issues Waiver to Avert Potential Summer Fuel Shortage

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a waiver intended to avert a potential fuel shortage this summer by providing additional flexibility to the marketplace to transition from winter-grade to summer-grade blends.

March 30, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Kenworth Northeast-Albany Relocates Closer to Interstate 87

Kenworth Northeast Group Inc. announced it relocated its full-service Kenworth Northeast-Albany dealership 12 miles north to a new location in Halfmoon, N.Y., calling it a “major upgrade.â€

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Urgent Demand for Medical Equipment Is Making Air Cargo Fees ‘Absolutely Crazy’

Urgent demand for medical equipment to fight the coronavirus has sent the cost of chartering aircraft skyrocketing and turned a typically humdrum process into an ultra-competitive auction.

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Interactive Map: Where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America

Find out where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies are located by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 50

About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Companies

The Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Companies is a listing of the largest logistics companies in North America.

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 50

2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies

The logistics business is evolving rapidly as companies invest in technology to boost efficiency and meet shippers’ rising expectations, but Transport Topics’ annual ranking of the largest third-party logistics companies in North America reveals few changes at the top this year.

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 50

How 3PLs Are Evolving to Stay Competitive

Although demand for logistics services likely will increase in the decade ahead, freight brokers and 3PLs will need to adapt and evolve to remain relevant in this rapidly changing industry. Part of our 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings package.

March 30, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Detroit Auto Show Canceled

The North American International Auto Show said that it will cancel its Detroit show because of the coronavirus pandemic and the center where it is held will likely be repurposed into a hospital.

March 29, 2020
BusinessTop 100

Roadrunner Reports Net Loss in Fourth Quarter

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. reported a net loss in the fourth quarter and sharply lower revenue amid challenging market conditions.

March 28, 2020
Business

Port of L.A. Operating at 80% Because of Coronavirus

Officials at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, said the facility is operating at about 80% as factories in China slowly come back online, and the U.S. economy struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 28, 2020