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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.

Business, Technology, Fuel

Hexagon Doubles Natural Gas System Output With Plant Move

Hexagon Agility opened an assembly and installation plant in Rialto, Calif., on Nov. 21, a move designed to double the natural gas fuel system supplier’s production capacity, it said.

November 21, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Commercial Ops Debut Coming Fast for VNL Autonomous Truck

The start of commercial operations for factory-built autonomous Class 8 tractors by Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora Innovation is due in a matter of days.

November 20, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

New Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Regulations Take Effect

The DOT has new requirements for workplace drug and alcohol test procedures, plus another forcing states to check truck driver records in its Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

November 20, 2024
Business, Equipment

Deere Expected to Report Weakest Q4 Since 2020

Sales of agricultural tractors continued their decline in October, with U.S. sales falling about 14% from the previous year, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers said in a report.

November 20, 2024
Business, Equipment

Judge Warns of Pitfalls in American Tire’s Bankruptcy Plan

The current debtor-in-possession financing plan could risk a lawsuit down the road, Judge Craig T. Goldblatt told lenders at a Nov. 19 hearing in Delaware.

November 20, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Traffic Surging as Companies Rush to Beat Tariffs

Imports at the Port of Los Angeles last month totaled 462,740 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs. The port also handled 122,716 export containers and 319,570 empty containers in October.

November 20, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Jaguar Rebrand Promo Shows Logo, but Where’s the Car?

NEW YORK — A promotional video for a rebrand of British luxury car brand Jaguar is being criticized online for showing models in brightly colored outfits — and no car.

November 20, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

GM Opens Lab to Prevent Software Bugs in New Vehicles

WARREN, Mich. — General Motors Co. has developed a software-testing lab inside its Global Technical Center to prevent bugs from entering new vehicles and affecting customers.

November 20, 2024
Business, Equipment

October Medium-Duty Sales Increase 5.5% From 2023

Classes 4-7 total retail truck sales for the month increased 5.5% to 20,484 units from 19,419 a year ago. Sales also increased 11.8% sequentially from the 18,316 reported in September.

November 20, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Europe, US Push for Oil Funding Curbs Deal to Outlast Trump

The EU, US and other countries are hammering out a plan to throttle tens of billions of dollars of financial support for foreign oil and gas projects before Donald Trump moves into the White House.

November 20, 2024