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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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Washington Passes Bathroom Access for Truckers Law

Starting July 23, a new law in the state of Washington will grant truck drivers expanded access to existing bathrooms operated by shippers and receivers.

May 22, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-Hire

Schneider Debuts Transportation-Focused Innovation Center

Schneider National has opened a new facility aimed at spurring innovation in the transportation sector, the company announced May 17.

May 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuelTCA

Minnesota’s $1.3B Transportation Deal Includes Gas Tax Hike

Minnesota lawmakers on May 21 sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal that would index the gas tax to inflation and bolster the state's extensive transportation network.

May 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuelTCA

Challenges Seen for California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

Clean transportation advocates are in a race to transform the trucking industry in California to meet a mandate requiring zero-emission vehicles by 2035, and the challenges are many.

May 22, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Roadrunner Improves Transit Times

Roadrunner improved transit times across 149 major lanes as part of an ongoing initiative to improve speed across its network, the company announced May 17.

May 22, 2023
BusinessFuel

Chevron to Buy Shale Driller PDC in $6.3 Billion Stock Deal

Chevron Corp. agreed to buy oil and gas producer PDC Energy Inc. in a $6.3 billion all-stock deal as it seeks to expand amid what may be a busy year of mergers and acquisitions in U.S. shale.

May 22, 2023
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Ford Strikes Lithium Deals to Support EV Output

Ford Motor Co. reached a series of deals to buy lithium from projects in Canada to Chile, as automakers rush to secure the materials needed to build electric vehicles.

May 22, 2023
BusinessTechnology

GM Rolls Out Electric Silverado Pickup Truck

General Motors Co. is finally pushing into the heart of the electric pickup market with its Chevrolet Silverado work truck starting production this month.

May 22, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Cement Maker Orders up to 1,000 Volvo Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell up to 1,000 electric trucks to a single customer in its largest EV order to date, the manufacturer announced May 22.

May 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Biden Delays Bid to Grant EV Makers Renewable Fuel Credits

The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles.

May 19, 2023