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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.

BusinessLogistics

Canadian Pacific Set to Shut Down if Labor Talks Fail

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of plans to lock out employees early March 20 if the union’s leadership and the company fail to negotiate a settlement or agree to binding arbitration.

March 17, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Hopes Dim

The Oakland A’s plans to build a waterfront ballpark and development at the Port of Oakland hit a setback March 16 after some members of a state committee said they were concerned that the port would give up valuable space used for freight and truck parking.

March 17, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

House Lawmakers Pitch Water Infrastructure Projects

Congressional policymakers promoted efforts to boost funding for ports and commercial corridors as a transportation panel pursues an update of the Water Resources Development Act.

March 17, 2022
BusinessSafety

Improve Inspector Relationships. Improve Truck Inspection Results.

Program Aired: March 17, 2022. Roadside inspections are a necessary part of trucking. Sooner or later every truck is pulled in for an inspection.

March 17, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Ship Could Be Stuck in Chesapeake Bay for Weeks

Officials say it could take days or weeks to free a containership stranded near Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay since the evening of March 13.

March 17, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Wyoming Officials Put Alternative to I-80 on Funding Wish List

Despite a possible $6 billion cost, Wyoming transportation officials hope the federal government will fund an alternative route to a hazardous 100-mile stretch of the Interstate 80 mountain corridor where hurricane-force winds and snow cause accidents, heavy truck blow-overs and supply chain disruptions.

March 17, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Musk Spared From Testifying in Tesla Autopilot Crash Suit

Elon Musk won’t have to testify in the first case set for trial that blames Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot for a fatal crash, a Florida judge said.

March 17, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsTop 100

Carriers Suspend Operations in Russia, Ukraine

Transportation companies have been suspending operations in Russia and Ukraine amid the ongoing war between the countries.

March 17, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Congress Readies Semiconductor Production Bill Negotiations

A proposal to provide $52 billion for domestic semiconductor production is on the radar of congressional leaders as they set off on their spring legislative agenda.

March 17, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

February Trailer Orders Simmer Amid Supply Chain Limits

U.S. trailer orders edged past 26,000 in February, keeping pace with the past few months, ACT Research reported.

March 17, 2022