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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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At $6.09 a Gallon, LA Pays Record Gasoline Price Over US Average

Los Angeles drivers know they pay more for gasoline than the average U.S. driver: It’s the price for cleaner air in a state that’s made being green part of its DNA.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Federal Trial Underway on Rhode Island Truck Tolling

A federal court is finally hearing oral arguments in a 4-year-old legal challenge to the state of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling program.

May 25, 2022
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China Truck Data Showing Lockdown’s Hit Disappears From Public

Real-time trucking data that shows the heavy toll of COVID restrictions on China’s economy is no longer being made publicly available, according to the company that collects the information.

May 25, 2022
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TotalEnergies to Buy Stake in US Renewables Firm Clearway Energy

TotalEnergies SE said it will acquire a stake in a large U.S. renewables developer, another move by the European energy giant to expand its footprint in the American power sector.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

DOT Issues 180-Day Waiver for Some ‘Buy America’ Materials

The Department of Transportation has issued a notice establishing a 180-day temporary waiver for the bipartisan infrastructure law’s “made in America†requirements for using certain construction materials.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Solicitor General Recommends Against High Court Consideration of AB 5 Case

The federal government’s representative before the U.S. Supreme Court is recommending that the high court deny review of the California Trucking Association’s legal challenge of a California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as carrier employees.

May 24, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Pennsylvania Court Temporarily Halts Bridge Tolling Plan

In a sweeping censure, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge granted a request from eight municipalities and issued an injunction preventing state transportation officials from proceeding with plans to impose bridge tolls.

May 24, 2022
BusinessFuel

Stellantis, Samsung Plan Indiana EV Battery Plant

KOKOMO, Ind. — A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company’s second such factory in North America.

May 24, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Up to 21 Atlantic Hurricanes Predicted for This Year

The Atlantic is poised for its seventh consecutive overactive hurricane season, a worrying forecast for coastal residents as well as energy and commodity markets already roiled by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

May 24, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

CVG's Challenges in Q1 Send Net Income, Revenue Lower

Diversified supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported net income fell sharply and revenue slipped in the first quarter as it dealt with challenges on three fronts.

May 24, 2022