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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.

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Volkswagen Unions Urge Blume to Quit Porsche Role

The company’s top labor official, Daniela Cavallo, on Sept. 2 urged Blume to step aside as head of Porsche AG, where he has remained CEO even after taking the helm at Volkswagen in 2022.

September 2, 2025
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Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs on US Goods

Trump said in a social media post Sept. 1 that India offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, without saying when the concession was made.

September 2, 2025
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HTA’s Loya Listens, Learns as Calif. Drayage Community Reels

Robert Loya has seen up close how the dynamic between trade associations and members works, and how different it is from being employed at a carrier.

September 2, 2025
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TMCSuperTech Turns 20 as TMC Fall Meeting Heads to Raleigh

Competition, connection and communication will be the theme throughout Technology & Maintenance Council's Fall Meeting and national technician skills competition.

September 2, 2025
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Tariffs and Trade Woes Weigh on US Agriculture

Tariff tensions are making the North American farm market the most uncertain in the world even as conditions in Europe and Asia start to improve.

August 30, 2025
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Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal but Left in Place for Now

Trillions of dollars of global trade are embroiled in the legal fight. A final ruling tossing Trump’s tariffs would upend his much-ballyhooed trade deals.

August 29, 2025
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Pinch Acquires Levinge in Oil Field Freight Merger

Houston-based Pinch is seeking to expand its flatbed less-than-truckload and truckload operations for oil and natural gas exploration and service companies with the deal.

August 29, 2025
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Freight Groups Draw Policy Road Map for Congress

Freight groups have argued for a set of priorities for federal policymakers and the White House to consider as part of a bipartisan transportation agenda over the next two years.

August 29, 2025
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South Africa Halts Parcels to US Over Trump Tariffs

The announcement follows similar decisions by other national postal services that have suspended their shipping services to the U.S., including Japan, Britain and Australia.

August 29, 2025
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Caterpillar Says It Will Take $1.8 Billion Hit on Tariffs

The main reason the company revised its outlook is the section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, an analyst says.

August 29, 2025