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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.

GovernmentBusiness

Trump Readies Matching Tariffs on Trade Partners

President Donald Trump plans to sign an order as soon as Feb. 12 that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries.

February 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Rose 3% in January on Sticky Price Pressures

Inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gas, and used cars rose, a trend that will likely underscore the Federal Reserve鈥檚 resolve to delay any further interest rate cuts.

February 12, 2025
BusinessLogistics

ATRI: I-95 in Fort Lee, N.J., Still Worst Truck Bottleneck

ATRI's analysis, based on an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods, along with data from trucking operations.

February 12, 2025
Business

What Is Driver Turnover?

Curious about high driver turnover in trucking? This short video breaks down why it happens, current turnover rates, and what carriers can do to improve retention.

February 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Ohio鈥檚 EV Charger Expansion Stalls After Federal Freeze

It鈥檚 now unclear whether Ohio will build any more of the federally funded charging stations, as President Donald Trump鈥檚 team has directed all states to halt new spending of the money.

February 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Wisconsin Grants $100 Million for Ag, Forestry Road Repairs

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has awarded $100 million to the state transportation department to spend on 55 projects repairing rural roads to better move agricultural and forestry products.

February 11, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Powell Signals No Rush to Cut Interest Rates Further

鈥淲e know that reducing policy restraint too fast or too much could hinder progress on inflation,鈥 Powell said in prepared testimony for the Senate Banking Committee.

February 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM and Ford Lobby to Save EV Tax Incentives

Among the options being floated if the Trump administration moves to strike EV incentives is a three-year wind down to allow more time for the companies to adjust their businesses.

February 11, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Considers Tariff Exemption on Australian Metals

President Donald Trump said he agreed to consider a tariff exemption on Australian steel and aluminum imports after a telephone call on Feb. 11 with Australia鈥檚 prime minister.

February 11, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Reefer Demand Drop Fails to Cool Carrier Q4 Earnings Growth

Carrier Global overcame weaker demand for refrigeration units from the North American trucking sector to post higher profit and sales in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company said Feb. 11.

February 11, 2025