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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.

GovernmentBusiness

Daimler Execs Call on Governments to Act on Infrastructure

HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Truck leaders are calling on governments to help advance the buildout of EV charging infrastructure, saying it is the missing piece for fleets to adopt the technology.

September 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessPrivateTop 100

Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal

Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

September 16, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York

Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.

September 16, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsPerspective

Perspective: Cargo Integrity Plan Reduces Risk

Supply chain disruptions are becoming more common, but one factor that often gets overlooked in conversations about intermodal risk management is the importance of cargo integrity.

September 16, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Recruiting: Driving Simulators Help Trucking Companies Find New Talent

For CDL trainers and some fleets, truck driving simulators are among the most innovative and realistic ways to #recruit new drivers.

September 16, 2024
BusinessTechnologyGlobal Freight

After EVs, China’s CATL Seeks to Dominate Electric Trucks

CATL has in a short space of time become the world’s largest maker of electric car batteries. Now the Chinese company wants to dominate in trucks globally.

September 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Camrett Logistics Invests $575K in Virginia Warehouse

The expansion is part of Camrett’s broader growth in Southwest Virginia, where it has been operating since 1995.

September 16, 2024
BusinessFuel

Apollo Inks $1 Billion Deal With BP for Stake in Gas Link

Apollo Global Management agreed to pay BP Plc $1 billion for a stake in a key Caspian-region natural gas pipeline.

September 16, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

RXO Becomes Third-Largest Freight Broker With Coyote Deal

RXO has finalized its $1.025 billion acquisition of Coyote Logistics from UPS, a move that makes RXO the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America.

September 16, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Idea Leads to EV Charger Maintenance Business

LOS ANGELES — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations would need a workforce to maintain it.

September 16, 2024