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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.

BusinessPrivate

Thyssenkrupp Gets Offer From India’s Jindal for Steel Unit

The steel division, which employs 26,000 people, has been weighed down by soaring energy bills, rising interest rates and chronically low steel prices. 

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Democrats Aim to Force Senate Vote on Canada, Brazil Tariffs

Sen. Tim Kaine says he will introduce two separate bipartisan resolutions this week that would terminate the national emergencies that Trump declared to justify the tariffs.

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

NHTSA Investigates Tesla Door Handle Failures

Safety agency cites incidents in which exterior door handles stopped working and trapped children inside.

September 16, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Mack Remanufacturing Unit Celebrates Golden Anniversary

The remanufacturing facilities’ output constitutes more than 25 different product lines, from engines and transmissions to coolant pumps and NOx sensors.

September 16, 2025
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Performance Food, US Foods Agree to Evaluate Possible Deal

The companies will evaluate regulatory issues and cost savings of a deal, according to a statement. The accord doesn’t assure a transaction will be proposed.

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Rivian Breaks Ground on $5 Billion Georgia Plant

The groundbreaking is proceeding despite President Donald Trump’s successful push to roll back EV tax credits, starting Sept. 30.

September 16, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Geotab Launches AI Dashcam to Enhance Fleet Safety

In a recent pilot, the voice coaching functionality helped reduce tailgating by 90% and mobile phone use by 95%, Geotab said in the Sept. 15 announcement.

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

US Tariff of 15% on Japan Auto Exports Kicks In Today

The auto sector accounts for the biggest component of Japan’s exports to the U.S. and serves as a pillar of employment and a trendsetter for wage growth.

September 16, 2025
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Bot Auto Masters First Public Roads Validation in Houston

Bot Auto took another step forward earlier this summer, carrying out its first driverless hub-to-hub validation run on public roads in the Houston area, the autonomous trucking startup said Sept. 16.

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

End of De Minimis Exemption Helped Sink Luxury Retailer Ssense

Ssense filed for bankruptcy protection after the end of a U.S. duty exemption for small shipments dealt a final blow to the struggling retailer.

September 15, 2025