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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.

Business, Safety

MiX Telematics Hires Pete Allen to Lead North American Sales

MiX Telematics, a global supplier of fleet-management technology, said it has hired Pete Allen as executive vice president of sales.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015

Truckbase Business Overview, Features, Reviews 2024

Truckbase has emerged as the next-generation truck dispatch software leader with its suite of easy-to-use tools for truckload carriers.

Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Ryder Adds More Than 1,000 Trucks with Automated Transmissions to Rental Fleet

Truck leasing and rental provider Ryder System Inc. said it is upgrading its North American rental fleet with more than 1,000 trucks equipped with automated manual transmissions.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Peterbilt Offers Tire Pressure Monitoring System with Model 587

Peterbilt Motors Co. said the Bendix SmarTire tire-pressure monitoring system is now available for its Model 587 tractors.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015
Business, Equipment, Autonomous

Kenworth Offers Eaton UltraShift Plus as Option in Medium-Duty Models

Kenworth Truck Co. is offering Eaton Corp.’s UltraShift Plus Vocational Active Shifting transmission as an option in its T370, T440 and T470 medium-duty models equipped with the Paccar PX-9 engine.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015
Government, Business

House Appropriators to Take Up Fiscal 2016 Transportation Funding Bill May 13

House appropriators on May 13 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that includes a 34-hour restart provision that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services

American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market.

May 8, 2015
Business, Autonomous

USA Truck CEO John Simone Eager to Return From Medical Leave

USA Truck CEO John Simone, who has been on medical leave, said he is looking forward to returning to active involvement in the business.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015
Business, Autonomous

US Unemployment Falls to Lowest Level Since May 2008

The trucking industry added 1,392 jobs in April as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, the lowest level since May 2008, the Labor Department said May 8.

May 8, 2015
Business

Chevrolet Introduces Bi-Fuel-Powered Silverado Chassis Cab Truck

Chevrolet is introducing a dual-powered Silverado, run on either compressed natural gas or gasoline.

May 8, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Clean Energy Showcases LCNG Station at Dillon Transport’s Dallas Terminal

DALLAS — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. showcased its station that sells both liquefied and compressed natural gas as part of a May 7 tour at the tail end of this week’s ACT Expo.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
May 7, 2015