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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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Coke’s Electric Renault Trucks Debut Before Tesla’s Pepsi Semis

Renault Trucks has helped Coca-Cola beat Pepsi and Tesla Inc. to the punch on electric deliveries. Coca-Cola will start using battery trucks from the Volvo AB-owned brand for local trips in Belgium on Nov. 24.

November 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal Freight

Shipping Prices Fall in Inventory Glut, Upping Broker Deals

U.S. trucking is entering a tumultuous period that will likely reshape the $875 billion industry. Shipping rates that spiked during disruptions caused by the pandemic have plummeted as inventory gluts across the U.S. lowered demand.

November 28, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola Names Bruce Kurtt SVP of Sales and Commercial Operations

Zero-emission truck maker Nikola Corp. announced Bruce Kurtt has joined its executive team as senior vice president of sales and commercial operations.

November 28, 2022
BusinessTechnology

AI-Powered Sales Coaching: Hands-Off Virtual Training

Increasing numbers of sales managers are turning over much of their sales training responsibilities to artificial-intelligence-powered sales coaching.

November 23, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Catching a Glimpse of Trucking’s Future

The exhibit hall at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition has long served as a showcase for the latest products and innovations in freight transportation. This year’s event, which ran Oct. 22-25 in San Diego, was no exception

November 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

The Path Toward Sustainable Trucking

Every day there are new articles about an organization announcing sustainability goals and often these objectives are no longer decades away. 

November 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Virginia Captures Key Warehousing, Distribution Center Ventures

Beating out other states, Virginia snagged two warehousing and distribution center ventures worth $289 million for a logistics park and a port.

November 23, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Business Equipment Orders Rebounded Sharply in October

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment rebounded in October, suggesting capital spending plans are holding up in the face of higher borrowing costs and broader economic uncertainty.

November 23, 2022
BusinessLogisticsBreaking News

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 2.8% in October

Truck tonnage in October increased compared with year-ago levels but declined on a month-to-month basis, a sign that the freight market is reacting to economic and consumer trends, American Trucking Associations said.

November 22, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Stellantis Has Glut of Cars Stuck at Plant on Logistics Troubles

Stellantis NV has thousands of cars stuck at its Sochaux plant in eastern France as logistics problems that impacted the maker of Peugeot 3008 SUVs last quarter persist.

November 22, 2022