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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.

BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Container Volumes Fall at Most US Ports

A combination of the Lunar New Year, and concerns over labor talks and a slowing global economy resulted in a 43% drop in container cargo at the Port of Los Angeles in February.

March 20, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Tesla’s Vision of EVs Could Spur Magnet Race

Tesla Inc.’s ambition to remove rare earths from future models has producers in the sector reeling, but it also should spur global efforts to deliver alternatives for electric car motors that currently rely on the materials.

March 20, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafety

Drivers Become Social Media Influencers

Driver Clarissa Rankin is a social media influencer who encourages women to enter the trucking industry and shares a glimpse of her life on the road. And she's not alone.

March 20, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Maersk Sells Last Major Energy Asset

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has finally found a buyer for its last major energy-division asset after putting it up for sale seven years ago, allowing it to complete a historic transformation into a pure transport operator.

March 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogisticsTCA

Ports of L.A., Long Beach Join Bid to Be Hydrogen Fuel Hub

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports want to be part of a statewide clean hydrogen hub, through which they would get funding to test usage of the fuel to power trucking and terminal equipment.

March 17, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Nissan Technicians in Tennessee Vote Against Unionization

Nissan North America technicians in Tennessee voted against organizing under the Machinists union, the latest defeat for unionization efforts at foreign automakers in the U.S. South.

March 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Broader Horizons for Autonomous Trucks

Self-driving truck developers are pursuing several different concepts for how and where their technology could fit into real-­world freight operations in the coming years.

March 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Five Questions for Nicole White

Odyssey Logistics & Technology's chief information officer heads global technology strategy and IT operations.

March 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tackling AI Fleet Management

New artificial intel­ligence capabilities promising automated, 24/7 monitoring of trucking fleets and vehicle maintenance are getting a mixed reaction from trucking leaders.

March 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Incentivizing Driver Excellence

To remain competitive in a challenging labor market, trucking companies and fleet operators are exploring performance-based pay models to help boost driver retention and recruiting.

March 17, 2023