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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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GM’s Self-Driving Expansion Faces Challenges in San Francisco

General Motors-owned Cruise is working to expand its paid service to all of San Francisco and run it 24 hours a day.

February 3, 2023
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Iowa Extends Overweight Limits for Agricultural Transport

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended through Feb. 19 the harvest time proclamation for weight limits and the transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure.

February 3, 2023
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Ready for the Future

However different and complex these issues that face the truckling industry may be, there’s one common thread that ties many of them together: the known unknown.

February 3, 2023
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Nissan Technicians Can Vote on Union, NLRB Rules

A group of around 86 Nissan North America Inc. technicians at a Tennessee manufacturing plant can vote on unionization, the U.S. labor board ruled.

February 3, 2023
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Brakes, Telematics Center Stage at Upcoming TMC Annual Meeting

Brakes and telematics will take center stage at two important technical sessions during TMC’s 2023 Annual Meeting & Technology Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27-March 2.

February 3, 2023
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Top 10 Equipment Financing Trends for 2023 See Economic Headwinds

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, real private investment by U.S. businesses in equipment and software is forecast to be more than $2 trillion in 2023, with a substantial amount of that investment activity financed. It’s one of the many trends to impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy for the new year.

February 3, 2023
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Amazon Revenue Beats Q4 Estimates, Profits Slump

NEW YORK — Amazon on Feb. 2 reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations, boosted by sales in North America businesses and the cloud-computing unit AWS.

February 2, 2023
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Advances in Diagnostics Help Technicians Identify Problems, Streamline Repairs

In trucking, costly service interruptions and delays stemming from equipment problems can be reduced with the use of diagnostic repair technology, said fleet maintenance experts and vendors of systems. 

February 2, 2023
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Democrats Tout Biden’s Big Infrastructure Implementation

The leader of the U.S. Senate is among senior Democrats praising the Biden White House’s management of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law amid renewed calls for oversight from congressional Republicans.

February 2, 2023
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Fending Off a Cyberattack

For this new year, there are plenty of concerns fleet managers have about the future of trucking maintenance. However, an emerging problem has been the danger of cyberattacks.

February 2, 2023