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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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Colorado to Put More Electric Trucks, Semitrailers on Roads

Colorado’s trucking industry will need to start investing in zero-emission semitrailers, buses and delivery trucks as soon as 2027 as part of the state’s strategy to reduce emissions.

April 25, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Carrier Transicold Debuts Supra eCool Series

Carrier Transicold is launching a new truck refrigeration series with a focus on quiet and emission-free performance, the company announced April 25.

April 25, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Pete Buttigieg Eyes Expansion of Supply Chain Data-Sharing

A voluntary forum through which freight sector stakeholders can share information is poised to expand, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently told members of Congress.

April 25, 2023
BusinessLogistics

CN Announces Alliance With Union Pacific, Mexican Railroad

Canadian National announced plans to begin rail service in Mexico, the United States and Canada with what the railroad says will be a seamless connection in Chicago.

April 25, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM, Samsung Plan New EV Battery Cell Factory in US

General Motors and South Korea’s Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery cell plant in the United States, the companies said April 25.

April 25, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Road Designers Confront Challenges of Balancing Safety, Function

Trees and passenger vehicles number among the safety challenges for road design benefiting freight movement. Will the new influx of federal funding help us get it right?

April 25, 2023
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

Amazon Contract Drivers in California Join Teamsters Union

More than 80 contract drivers and dispatchers who handle deliveries for Amazon .com Inc. have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

April 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Freight Routes to Get Electric, Hydrogen Infrastructure Aid

A top U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory announced it will help add electric and hydrogen infrastructure to four freight corridors covering over half of the nation.

April 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US-China Tensions Amplify Global Trade Shifts

Political tensions between the U.S. and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the world’s two largest economies, says Ocean Network Express CEO Jeremy Nixon.

April 24, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Declines in April

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation found overall confidence in the equipment finance market has decreased month-over-month, the foundation announced April 20.

April 24, 2023