Business
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.
TravelCenters of America Profit Nearly Triples
TravelCenters of America, the only publicly traded truck stop operator, capitalized on a 65% improvement in fuel-sale profit margins to nearly triple net income to $34.3 million, or $0.91 per share.
March 13, 2015QuickBooks for Trucking: Connecting QuickBooks to Your TMS
Learn how Truckbase connects QuickBooks for trucking and your TMS to help you marry your trucking-specific data in your TMS with your financial data in QuickBooks.
Teletrac, Navman Wireless to Develop Unified Telematics Platform Following Merger
Recently merged fleet-tracking providers Teletrac Inc. and Navman Wireless are working to develop a unified telematics platform while continuing to support their current product lines and customers.
J.J. Keller, Velociti Partner to Simplify E-Log Deployment
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. said it has partnered with Velociti Inc. to make its electronic logging system easier for carriers to implement.
March 13, 2015Harper Says Canadian Railways Under Watch Over Grain Shipments
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated he is prepared to continue intervening in a railway system dominated by two companies in order to keep products such as grain moving for export.
Consumer Sentiment Declines in March to Four-Month Low
Consumer confidence declined in March to a four-month low as optimism about the U.S. economy was tempered by weaker income expectations and a rebound in gasoline prices.
Wholesale Prices Fall for Fourth Month
Wholesale prices in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in February for a fourth consecutive month, reflecting cheaper food and a slump in profit margins among wholesalers and retailers.
March 13, 2015Feds Say Americans Drove More Miles Last Year Than in Each of Previous Seven
Americans drove nearly 3.02 trillion miles last year, the highest number since 2007 and second-highest since data collection began 79 years ago, the Federal Highway Administration announced.
Striking Oil Workers, Shell Said to Reach Tentative Deal
The United Steelworkers union representing 30,000 U.S. oil workers has reached a tentative deal on a new four-year contract offered by Royal Dutch Shell Plc on behalf of oil companies, a person familiar with the talks said.
2015 Mid-America Trucking Show Live Blog
The 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show is being held March 26-28 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky Expo Center. Coverage begins March 25 with a series of press conferences and continues through March 28 with seminars, events and news from the exhibition hall. Follow our live blog to keep up with what's happening throughout the show.
March 12, 2015Senate Confirms Christopher Hart, Tho Dinh-Zarr for NTSB Spots
The Senate on March 12 easily confirmed Christopher Hart to be the full-time chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.