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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.

BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Deliveries Rise to Record After Slashing EV Prices

Tesla increased vehicle deliveries by a slim margin despite slashing prices across its lineup, casting doubt on the staying power of the increase in demand that Elon Musk has described.

April 3, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Why a Lack of Truck Parking Is Everyone’s Problem

In this special extended conversation with Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, RoadSigns host Seth Clevenger focuses more deeply on the proposed measures that could help increase nationwide truck parking and improve highway safety and pushes Shelley to talk about what this means for communicating his big idea. 

April 1, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Tackling Trucking's Maintenance Challenges

On an extended cut of the RoadSigns Podcast episode 105, TT’s Michael Freeze spoke with Obermeyer about some of the major challenges facing the trucking industry, his experience as TMC chair, and his hopes for the future of TMC. Download the full story. 

April 1, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

How USA's Largest Tank Truck Carriers Stay Competitive

Stay competitive today and solve the challenges of tomorrow with in-cab automation. See how one of the largest tank truck carriers in the USA did just that by outfitting their fleet with rugged transportation technology.

April 1, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Demand-Driven Disruption

Discover how fleets in the Food & Beverage industry are leveraging new supply chain technology to minimize costs amidst increasing consumer demands and expectations.

April 1, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Automate Workflows and Boost Efficiency

Give your drivers in‑cab tech that saves time and boosts efficiency! ELDs can serve as a hub for optimizing workflows through automation, and provide concrete benefits that extend to drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance staff. ISAAC’s in-cab solution helps put the right information at your drivers’ fingertips when they need it, helping them save time and to keep the wheels turning. 

April 1, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Get a telematics solution built for your fleet.

Power your fleet with choice. A telematics platform should offer solutions that work seamlessly together. Read our guide about switching to a long-term telematics solution that’s powerful, customizable and can adapt to your evolving needs.

April 1, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Fuel Tanker Demand Booming as More Oil Is Refined

The center of gravity in the global oil-refining complex is shifting sharply eastward — and that’s spurring a boom in the business of building ships to haul fuel around the globe.

March 31, 2023
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Nikola Announces Secondary Stock Offering

Nikola Corp. plans to raise $100 million from a secondary stock offering to the public at $1.12 per share, the company announced March 30.

March 31, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Law Expanding CDL Testing

Iowa is making it easier for people to enter trucking careers with a new law expanding third-party testers for commercial driver licenses.

March 31, 2023