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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, Equipment, Logistics

Trimble Unveils New Tools to Boost Fleet Safety, Efficiency

Trimble has introduced several product releases and updates across its trucking technology portfolio to help fleet operators improve efficiency, safety and productivity.

September 17, 2024
Business, Equipment

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Dip 1% in August Year Over Year

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks experienced a slight year-over-year decline in August, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

September 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Hyzon Starts Series Production of Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

Hyzon began series production of its 200-kilowatt Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck Sept. 16, the Bolingbrook, Ill.-based company said.

September 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant

Intel and Amazon’s AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing — what’s known as a fabric chip — in a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.â€Â 

September 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot

A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.

September 17, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Jury Rules Against Daimler in $160 Million Liability Verdict

An Alabama state jury has issued a $160 million verdict against DTNA in a product liability case involving a driver who became quadriplegic after a 2022 rollover accident.

September 17, 2024
Government, Business

Daimler Execs Call on Governments to Act on Infrastructure

HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Truck leaders are calling on governments to help advance the buildout of EV charging infrastructure, saying it is the missing piece for fleets to adopt the technology.

September 16, 2024
Government, Business, Private, Top 100

Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal

Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

September 16, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York

Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.

September 16, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Cargo Integrity Plan Reduces Risk

Supply chain disruptions are becoming more common, but one factor that often gets overlooked in conversations about intermodal risk management is the importance of cargo integrity.

September 16, 2024