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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.

GovernmentBusiness

Firms Shed 32,000 Jobs in September, ADP Reports

Private sector payrolls decreased by 32,000 after a revised 3,000 decline a month earlier, according to ADP Research data released Oct. 1.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Launches Price-Conscious Grocery Brand

Called Amazon Grocery, the new offering includes dairy, fresh produce and meat, the company said Oct. 1. The new brand will be available online and at Amazon Fresh stores.

October 1, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Auto Supplier ZF Slashes 7,600 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Push

The measures underscore the pressures on the German auto industry, which is reeling from sluggish demand in Europe, the cost of tariffs and rising competition from Chinese manufacturers.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

EV Sales Surged 21% as Buyers Raced to Nab Tax Credit

“It’s last call at the bar, everyone is stepping up and ordering,” said Tyson Jominy of JD Power, which expects sales of about 16.1 million new vehicles this year.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

EU to Ramp Up Tariffs on Steel Imports, Mirroring US Duties

The European Commission will propose early next week a long-term mechanism that will also reduce the bloc’s existing quotas for foreign steel by almost half.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Engine Makers, Fleets Prep for New Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Rollout

As the trucking industry moves toward the next generation of diesel engines, the introduction of new oils designed to further enhance fuel efficiency also is on the horizon.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

In DOT Shutdown Plan, Air Traffic Controllers Work Unpaid

Under the latest plan, air traffic controller hiring and field training would also continue — a key difference from the March plan, which would have paused those activities. 

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Intel Reaffirms Ohio Chip Plant Despite Long Delay

The project, dubbed Ohio One, “remains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil,” Intel said in a statement.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

House Committee Approves Ocean Shipping Bill

The legislation, which builds on programs in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, specifically targets certain operations that have been determined to be linked to Chinese firms.

September 30, 2025