Trucking is emerging from a difficult period, and the headwinds that have plagued the industry are beginning to weaken as freight volumes improve and capacity leaves the market.
March 21, 2025Trucking 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.
Trucking Market Shows Signs of Recovery After Long Downturn
France Backs Using EU’s Top Trade Tool Against US If Needed
The anti-coercion instrument, which is subject to a number of conditions and steps, would eventually allow the EU to deploy a broad range of retaliatory responses.
March 21, 2025NTSB Says Maryland Could Have Found Key Bridge Vulnerability
The Maryland Transportation Authority did not conduct a risk assessment that, if acted upon, could have allowed the state to protect the Francis Scott Key Bridge from collapsing, NTSB says.
March 21, 2025FedEx Reports Net Income, Revenue Increase for Q3
FedEx Corp. continued efforts to improve profitability during its fiscal third quarter despite navigating an especially challenging operating environment, the company said.
March 21, 2025Exxon, Trafigura Protest Colonial Pipeline Changes
Commodities trading giant Trafigura joined oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron in protesting operational changes to Colonial Pipeline’s 5,500-mile fuel network.
March 21, 2025China Cuts Back on Small Packages Shipped to US
Chinese companies cut back on the small packages they shipped to the U.S. last month, as President Donald Trump looks to close off the trade and impose tariffs on all imports from China.
March 21, 2025Foxconn Gets First Major EV-Making Client in Mitsubishi
Hon Hai Precision Industry, known as Foxconn, has secured an agreement to make Mitsubishi EVs, scoring the first major customer for its fledgling EV contract manufacturing business.
March 21, 2025BP to Sell Gas Pipeline Stake to Apollo Funds for $1 Billion
BP said Apollo-managed funds will purchase a 25% noncontrolling stake in BP Pipelines for about $1 billion, marking the British energy giant’s first divestment under its turnaround plan.
March 21, 2025Trump Team Gives New York 30 Days to End Congestion Tolls
President Donald Trump and Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are putting the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul “on notice†after New York rebuffed the prior deadline.
March 20, 2025FedEx Lowers Guidance, Citing ‘Very Challenging’ Market
FedEx is the latest U.S. company to sound the alarm over weakening consumer confidence and potential fallout from President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war.
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