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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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Fleets, Suppliers Work to Curb Fuel Card Skimming

Fuel card skimming is proving to be the most challenging and expensive fraud that carriers are facing.

February 5, 2024
Business

Update: Truck Manufacturers Form Zero-Emission Partnership

Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT) — launched by Daimler Truck North America, Navistar Inc., and Volvo Group North America — is setting out to educate policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders in Washington and around the nation on the zero-emission infrastructure needs of the trucking industry. 

February 3, 2024
BusinessFuel

Diesel Prices Climb After Two Midwest Refineries Go Offline

Diesel prices in the Midwest climbed for a second day after two refineries in the region shut down unexpectedly, stoking fears of a supply crunch.

February 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Issues Another Wide Recall to Fix Warning Light Size

DETROIT — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.

February 2, 2024
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Driver Support Is Key to Electric Powertrain Adoption

As a diesel lover, John Baxter expected that driving a Class 8 truck with an electric powertrain to rank between boredom and dreadful. A trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, changed his thinking.

February 2, 2024
BusinessFuel

Our Electric Future: You Don’t Have to See It to Believe It

A phrase from a song came to mind when I entered any discussion last year about electric vehicles and the impending infrastructure challenges: “It’s electric!â€

February 2, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Industry Needs Agreement on Future of Trailer Connections

The trucking industry would benefit from stakeholders agreeing on a common tractor-trailer connection going forward.

February 2, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFor-Hire

VMRS Portal Is Nearly Here

The Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards system is undergoing major updates, including an online portal and codes for electric vehicles.

February 2, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Strong Job Growth Continues With 353,000 Added in January

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy shrugging off a period of high interest rates.

February 2, 2024
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Amazon Beats Revenue and Profit Expectations for Q4

Amazon on Feb. 1 reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the fourth quarter, driven by strong consumer spending during the holiday shopping season.

February 2, 2024