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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.

BusinessFuel

Permian to Buy Occidental West Texas Assets for $817.5M

Permian Resources Corp. will buy some of Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s West Texas assets for $817.5 million, it said in a statement.

July 29, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Traton Q2 Profits Rise 4.4% Despite Navistar’s Mirror Woes

Traton’s profits rose in Q2 2024 as higher prices and South American demand trumped a slump in truck sales for Navistar’s International Trucks brand due to a shortage of mirrors.

July 26, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Road to NTDC Spotlight: Nate Lewis

For Nate Lewis, the National Truck Driving Championships is an occasion to celebrate his family's trucking legacy. The next chapter will be written in Indianapolis.

July 26, 2024
BusinessFor-Hire

TFI to Put LTL, Truckload Units on Diets as Q2 Profit Falls

TFI International is cutting costs across both its Less-Than-Truckload and Truckload businesses amid what CEO Alain Bédard described as a stubbornly lackluster freight environment.

July 26, 2024
BusinessLogistics

BLOG: Optimizing Cash Flow: The Transportation Industry’s Struggle

Payment management aims to reduce expenses in the transportation industry, known for its low profit margins. Despite the challenge of finding cost-effective efficiencies, the core issue remains inadequate working capital. This webinar discusses the importance of managing payables and receivables effectively to address this fundamental need. 

July 26, 2024
BusinessFuel

Oil Drilling Recovery Unlikely This Year, Baker Hughes Says

Baker Hughes Co. lowered its expectations for U.S. shale activity, saying an anticipated recovery in oil drilling is no longer likely this year.

July 26, 2024
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Ryder Posts Q2 Profit Surge, Revenue Up 10% on Leasing Gains

Profits and revenues at Ryder System Inc. increased in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of higher returns from its leasing and maintenance program, the integration of the Cardinal Logistics acquisition and the absence of an accounting charge taken in the year-ago period.

July 26, 2024
BusinessGlobal Freight

CMA CGM Reports Solid Volumes, Sees Rates Peaking

CMA CGM SA reported a second-quarter jump in cargo volumes and signaled freight rates have probably peaked for now despite bottlenecks at Mediterranean ports.

July 26, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cools

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, setting the stage for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates this fall.

July 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Norfolk Southern Profits Lifted by Insurance Payments

Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous derailment, but it also made progress on its own.

July 25, 2024