Transportation News
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.
NTDC Champ Roland Bolduc Already Eyeing 2023
Video: Honored at MCE 2022, NTDC 2022 Grand Champion Roland Bolduc talks about already setting his sights on another title in 2023.
October 31, 2022Gasoline Prices Are Rising Again as Big Oil Profits Soar
U.S. gasoline prices are on the rise for the first time in 16 days, potentially posing a political challenge for the Biden administration ahead of elections even as it casts a spotlight on Big Oil’s massive profits.
October 28, 2022Clarience Introduces New Fleet Management Platform
SAN DIEGO — Road Ready, a brand of Clarience Technologies, introduced a new fleet management platform that leverages application programming interface techniques to enable the integration and exchange of data.
October 28, 2022Universal Logistics Reports Record Results for Q3
Universal Logistics Holdings set all-time records for total operating income and earnings per share during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Oct. 27.
October 28, 2022South Dakota Issues HOS Executive Order for Fuel Delivery
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an emergency hours-of-service waiver for fuel deliveries to better prepare for harvest season and colder weather amid low diesel and gas supplies.
October 28, 2022Hero Daniel Harmon: Helping Kentucky Flood Victims Whose °®¶¹´«Ã½s Washed Away
Daniel Harmon understood what people in Kentucky were confronting when flooding overwhelmed parts of the state in July. The West Virginia native has experienced it, and when he saw it happening to neighboring Kentucky, he wanted to help.
October 28, 2022Hero Sergey Bort: Striving to Aid Embattled Ukrainians
When Russian military forces invaded Ukraine in February, Sergey Bort’s thoughts immediately turned to family.
October 28, 2022Truckers Express Concern as California Lawmakers Seek to Phase Out Diesel Big Rigs
From truckers to railroaders, commenters testifying at an Oct. 27 public hearing and in writing expressed concerns ranging from the cost of new electric trucks to the adequacy of charging infrastructure when California’s proposed Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation takes effect beginning in 2024.
October 28, 2022Cleveland Matchmaking App for Trucking Raises $4.4 Million
A Cleveland-based startup has a solution to the trucker shortage: matchmaking. Software company Drive My Way lets drivers create profiles where they describe what they’re looking for in a working relationship.
October 28, 2022SpaceX’s Swarm Subsidiary Launches Satellite-Based Tracking Device
Swarm, a satellite data service provider owned by SpaceX, has introduced a simple asset-tracking device that can function anywhere in the world using the company’s global satellite network.
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