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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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Walmart Expands Program That Delivers Right to Your Fridge

Walmart can now drop off groceries right into customers’ refrigerators via its In°®¶¹´«Ã½ delivery service in several large metropolitan areas, the retailer announced July 6.

July 7, 2022
BusinessEquipment

June Class 8 Orders Hold Their Own Amid Larger Flux

North American Class 8 orders for June came in at 15,500 and pointed to truck makers doing their best to accommodate ongoing strong demand.

July 7, 2022
BusinessLogistics

Amazon, N.Y. Port Authority Fail to Reach Newark Airport Deal

Amazon .com Inc. and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey scrapped plans for a new air cargo facility at Newark Liberty International Airport, a project that local activists had criticized.

July 7, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Congress Eyes Semiconductor Bill, Nominations This Summer

Before the August recess, congressional leaders intend to finalize supply chain-centric legislation as senators prepare to vote on nominees for senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

July 7, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

California’s AB 5 Goes Into Effect, Leaves Questions for Carriers, Owner-Operators

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to a controversial California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees, carriers and independent contractors could soon be thrust into an uncertain business environment.

July 7, 2022
BusinessLogistics

Spot Market Decline Accelerates as Demand Softens

Trucking’s spot market is experiencing an accelerating decline as pre-pandemic conditions re-emerge.

July 7, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Louisiana Starts Pilot With Two-Container Trucks at Ports

Louisiana is working out details in a new experiment enabling trucks to carry two 20-foot containers in tandem to and from its ports to alleviate supply chain issues exacerbated by congestion and driver shortages.

July 7, 2022
BusinessFuel

Shell Sees $1 Billion Gain in Refining on Record Fuel Prices

Shell Plc said soaring margins from fuel production may have added more than $1 billion to the earnings of its refining business last quarter, when gasoline prices broke records in several countries.

July 7, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Trade Gap in Goods, Services Narrows to Smallest This Year

The U.S. trade deficit shrunk in May to the lowest level of the year, reflecting a pickup in exports of goods and services.

July 7, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Clarience Technologies Acquires P.S.I.

The deal for the provider of automatic tire inflation systems extends Clarience's string of recent acquisitions.

July 6, 2022