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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.

Government, Business, Logistics

Census Bureau Contest Seeks Supply Chain Data Ideas

The shifting logistics challenges fueled by the growth of e-commerce are the catalyst for a national competition sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau.

September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Spike 13% in August

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 13.6% in August compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's  Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.

September 20, 2023
Business, Technology

McLeod Says Now Is a Good Time to ‘Tune Up’ Operations

PHOENIX — Transportation companies have a prime opportunity to fine-tune their operations so they are better prepared to capitalize when the market turns, the CEO of McLeod Software said.

September 20, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

House Committee Hears Arguments on Excise Tax Repeal

The repeal of a tax on the purchase of new trucks was discussed during a recent hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives.

September 20, 2023
Business, Fuel, For-Hire, Private

Love’s Travel Stops No. 1 on Happiest Employees List

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.

September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages

Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.

September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

N.J. Diesel, Gas Taxes Go Up by Nearly 1¢ Oct. 1

New Jersey’s diesel and gas prices will rise 0.9¢ Oct. 1 due to the first uptick in state fuel taxes since 2020, according to the state treasury department.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Eaton Partners With Cruise Control Specialist Traxen

Eaton is to start selling, distributing, servicing and providing installation support for Michigan-based technology developer Traxen’s iQ-Cruise system.

September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

ELD Company Orbcomm Hit With Ransomware Attack

Orbcomm was recently hit with a ransomware attack that has resulted in outages for some customers using its fleet management services, the transportation software company confirmed.

September 19, 2023