Trucking Business News

About Business News...

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.

BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Isaac Adds McLeod Integration

Fleet telematics provider Isaac Instruments announced it has completed a technology integration with McLeod Software to help joint customers streamline their operations.

September 23, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Class 8s With Fuel Cells Prove Mettle in Los Angeles-Area Test

Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced Class 8 fuel cell-electric vehicles are a potential zero-emission replacement for diesel-powered trucks.

September 23, 2022
BusinessEquipment

GM Spending $760 Million to Convert Toledo Factory to Make EV Parts

General Motors says it will spend $760 million to renovate its transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio, so it can build drivelines for electric vehicles.

September 23, 2022
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls Below $80 En Route to Biggest Run of Weekly Losses This Year

Oil headed for the longest stretch of weekly losses this year as central banks around the world stepped up the fight against inflation at the cost of economic growth.

September 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Pony.ai to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. 鈥 Pony.ai, a developer of self-driving cars based in China and Silicon Valley, will begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Tucson, with trained safety drivers behind the wheel, in a partnership with Pima Community College.

September 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola Takes Next Steps to Expand Global Operations

HANOVER, Germany 鈥 Nikola Corp. unveiled a prototype of a European-spec fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre Class 8 model and also announced that it is taking orders for the battery-electric version in the region.

September 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyTCA

Tesla Recalls 1 Million Cars Over Window Problem

Tesla was forced to recall more than 1 million electric cars in the United States over windows that could pinch occupants as they鈥檙e being rolled up.

September 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyPerspective

Perspective: Truckers Are Undeniably Essential

The term 鈥渆ssential鈥 came into sharp focus during the pandemic, ATA President Chris Spear notes. The urgency of the moment forced Americans to recognize the many hands at work that keep our society going. There was an outpouring of gratitude for our nation鈥檚 truck drivers, rightfully so, as they persevered through adversity to keep stores stocked and hospitals supplied.

September 23, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Business Activity Gauge Improves, but Still Shows Contraction

U.S. business activity contracted in September for a third straight month, though at a more moderate pace as a pickup in orders and a further softening of inflation allayed concerns of a more-pronounced pullback.

September 23, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Inflation Reduction Act Sparks Interest in Battery Industry

Battery upstarts are salivating over elements in the Inflation Reduction Act, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.

September 23, 2022