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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.

GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

White House Eyes Emissions, Fuel Prices as Congress Finalizes Supply Chain Bill

The Biden administration continues to pursue initiatives meant to ease the impact of fuel prices on industries as congressional leaders finalize legislation to enhance supply chain connectivity.

April 21, 2022
BusinessLogistics

CSX Reports Strong Q1 Earnings

CSX Corp. reported first-quarter earnings April 20 that beat Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

April 21, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trucking, Economic Experts Weigh Impact of Texas Border Bottlenecks

Financial reverberations from days’ worth of bottlenecks at the border between Texas and Mexico will be felt for months, trucking and economic experts said.

April 21, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

Landstar Reports Record Revenue, Earnings for Q1

Landstar System Inc. saw revenue and earnings reach a new record during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

April 21, 2022
BusinessSafety

Learn to Leverage Technology and Data to Help Mitigate Your Risk

Program Aired: April 21, 2022. Managing compliance is critical in a landscape of nuclear verdicts and company-crushing audit violation penalties. 

April 21, 2022
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports $1.8 Billion Revenue for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. posted revenue and earnings growth during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

April 21, 2022
GovernmentBusinessFuelTCA

Indiana Gas Taxes on Brink of State Record

Indiana motorists will be paying a total of 74.5 cents in taxes for each gallon of gasoline they purchase in May — the highest amount in Indiana history.

April 21, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Border Inspections Lost Texas $4.2 Billion, Economist Says

DALLAS — Long wait lines for trucks at the border after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered increased inspections cost Texas more than $4.2 billion in goods and services and the equivalent of 36,000 jobs, a report from Texas economist Ray Perryman said April 20.

April 21, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

US Drone Company Zipline Starts Delivering Medicine in Japan

TOKYO — Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan.

April 21, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Navistar Expands Alabama Plant for Powertrain Production

Navistar Inc., a division of Germany-based Traton Group, announced it is positioned to introduce an all-new integrated powertrain to the North American market at its expanded powertrain manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Ala.

April 21, 2022