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October 1, 2024Trucking Business News
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.
Manufacturing Activity Contracts for a Sixth Straight Month
U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in September for a sixth month, reflecting weak orders and declining employment.
October 1, 2024Permian Gas Starts Flowing Via Matterhorn Pipeline in Texas
Matterhorn Express Pipeline has begun transporting natural gas into Williams Cos.’s Transco pipeline, a long-awaited addition to midstream infrastructure serving the Permian Basin.
October 1, 2024Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines
PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Oct. 1 in a strike over wages and automation.
October 1, 2024Auto Sales Likely to Pick Up as Rates Fall
Sluggish car sales are expected to pick up later this year once the U.S. presidential election is over and the Fed’s recent reversal on interest rates starts to ease financing costs.
October 1, 2024Traton Views Higher Margin on Electric Trucks, US Expansion
Traton SE is targeting slightly higher returns in the coming five years by expanding in North America and selling more higher-priced electric trucks.
October 1, 2024Largest Strike in Decades Begins at East, Gulf Coast Ports
U.S. dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts began their first major strike in decades Oct. 1 in a move that threatens to have downstream impacts on trucking.
October 1, 2024Farmers Brace for Supply Chain Delays as Dock Strike Begins
Growers already have been struggling with declining farm incomes because of high input costs, global competition and low commodity prices.
September 30, 2024Stellantis Recalls 200,000 Plug-in Jeeps Over Fire Risk
This recall is the latest setback for Stellantis, which has been grappling with declining sales, a falling stock price and unrest among dealers and unions.
September 30, 2024Tesla Clears Hurdle in Suit Over Self-Driving Tech
Tesla is embroiled in numerous lawsuits over the Full Self-Driving feature, including from Tesla investors who claim they were misled.
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