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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, Logistics

Mergers, New Investment Drive Consolidation Within Rapidly Growing Logistics Industry

An influx of new investment and surge in mergers and acquisitions are driving consolidation among logistics service providers and reshaping the industry’s landscape.

April 13, 2015

EDI for Trucking: Everything You Need to Know

Discover the transformative power of EDI for Trucking with Truckbase. Learn how seamless EDI integrations enhance data accuracy, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction for asset-based carriers.

Business, Government, Safety

McKee Foods Receives HOS Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted an hours-of-service exemption to team drivers working for McKee Foods Transportation, allowing them flexibility in their sleeper berth schedules.

April 13, 2015
Business, Government, Safety

West Coast Dockworkers to Vote on Pact as Ports Continue to Cut Freight Backlog

West Coast dockworkers will vote on a tentative port contract over the next month as truckers and terminal operators continue to clear the cargo backlog caused by labor slowdowns during the recent negotiations.

April 13, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Boy Scouts Earn Trucking Merit Badges at MATS

A group of Boy Scouts attending the Mid-America Trucking Show got an education — and merit badges — on the trucking industry.

April 13, 2015
Government, Business

CSA Driver-Fitness Citations Declining

CSA citations for commercial driver-fitness violations generally  are waning, although they probably will increase in the spring and summer from the winter, said a recent report from data-analysis firm Vigillo.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 13, 2015
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Decline for First Time in 26 Months

New orders for Class 8 trucks declined in March for the first time in 26 months, but manufacturers remain busy filling previously placed orders, ACT Research said.

April 13, 2015
Business

Rate Gains, Tight Capacity to Yield Improved 1Q Profits, Analysts Say

Higher rates and long-term capacity concerns likely will help nearly all publicly traded carriers to report higher first-quarter earnings, despite recent hints of weakening economic growth.

April 13, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Fischer: FMCSA Overhaul to Be Introduced in Spring

Programs and initiatives at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration strongly criticized by the trucking industry would be greatly changed under legislation Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) is expected to introduce this spring.

April 13, 2015
Business

States Pull Back From Highway Projects Amid Uncertainty Over Federal Funding

States are delaying or canceling transportation projects for the second consecutive year while the construction season continues to be plagued with uncertainty over whether Congress will replenish the Highway Trust Fund.

April 13, 2015
Business, Autonomous

Trucking Sheds 6,800 Jobs in March; First Decline in Almost Two Years

The trucking industry shed 6,800 jobs in March, marking the first decline in almost two years, the Labor Department reported.

April 13, 2015