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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.

BusinessFuel

A Practical Guide to Operating a Greener Class 8 Fleet

Going green isn’t just about electrification. It starts with smaller, more practical steps you can take today. Our practical guide includes both short-term strategies and long-term strategies to operating a greener fleet. 

May 1, 2022
BusinessEquipment

How Dash Cams Protect Your Drivers and Your Business

Large verdicts against motor carriers have been increasing. Fleets that adopt dashcams are in a better position to defend against claims. This paper includes important information about the increasingly litigious landscape carriers operate in and the protection that dashcams provide. 

May 1, 2022
BusinessFuel

Lordstown, Foxconn Delay Factory Sale Deadline to Mid-May

Lordstown Motors Corp. agreed to push back the deadline to sell its Ohio factory to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., known as Foxconn, dragging out the closure of the vital partnership and offering no guarantee that it will get done.

April 29, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Despite Gains, Challenges Remain for Adoption of Alt-Fuel Trucks

Record-high diesel fuel prices are creating some painful sticker shock moments at the pump for truck lines and shippers. Yet, those rising costs aren’t necessarily driving a dramatic uptick in adoption of alternative-fueled vehicles in the Class 8 heavy-truck sector.

April 29, 2022
BusinessTCA

FedEx Colleagues Share $2 Million North Carolina Lottery Prize

A group of North Carolina FedEx Freight employees who work in Hope Mills are sharing a $2 million prize after buying a winning Powerball ticket in Fayetteville.

April 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Mexico to Route Rail Line Through New Mexico, Not Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown is generating fresh backlash, with Mexico’s economy minister announcing that a new rail line to the U.S. would now go via New Mexico instead of the Lone Star State.

April 29, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Allison Reports Best Quarterly Revenue Since 2019 in Q1

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported gains in first-quarter net income while revenue rose 15% to post its strongest revenue quarter since 2019.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

April 29, 2022