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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.

BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Stumble Again in July

ACT preliminary data showed orders fell 13% to 13,400 units. They also experienced a drop of 8% from the previous month.

August 8, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Fleets Balance Risk and Reward in Truck Lease Agreements

Industry leaders advise that if structured fairly, truck lease-purchase agreements can be vital to the trucking industry.

August 8, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Celebrates Win as Trucker Tax Proposal Rejected

A committee of the Multistate Tax Commission failed to muster a vote in support of the tax-basis change after ATA made it clear that its 50-state federation would strongly oppose the idea.

August 8, 2024
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Forward Air Posts Q2 Loss, but Revenue Soars on Acquisition

Despite the reported net loss, investors appeared to be responding positively. It was primarily due to a one-time goodwill impairment charge related to the Omni acquisition.

August 8, 2024
BusinessFuel

Occidental Raises Production on CrownRock Acquisition

Occidental Petroleum Corp. raised its production and capital spending plans for this year after closing its $10.8 billion acquisition of CrownRock LP earlier this month.

August 8, 2024
BusinessTechnology

ChargePoint Deploys New Plugs to Fit Teslas and Non-Teslas

ChargePoint Holdings is deploying a new plug that the company says most any battery-powered car can use, as automakers rapidly adopt the connector standards developed by Tesla.

August 8, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Road to NTDC Spotlight: Raymond Simon

Based on his resume, it’s logical to conclude that Raymond Simon is the modern era’s greatest of all time, or GOAT.

August 8, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

EPA Probes Biodiesel Supply Chains as Fraud Concerns Mount

The Biden administration is following the paper trails of some biodiesel producers amid heightened concern the fuels are at times being made with deceptive ingredients, violating federal law.

August 7, 2024
BusinessPrivate

Fertilizer Giant Nutrien Names New CFO Amid Industry Swoon

Nutrien Ltd. named a new chief financial officer amid an industry downturn that has eroded the fertilizer giant’s profits.

August 7, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Senate Republicans Ramp Up EV Resistance

Before leaving Washington for a six-week summer break, senior Senate Republicans again pushed back on the White House’s electric vehicle agenda.

August 7, 2024