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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

Truck Tonnage Rises 4.3% in April

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% in April from the same month last year, the largest year-over-year gain since January, American Trucking Associations said in its monthly report.

May 22, 2013

QuickBooks 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.

Business, Fuel

Oil Drops Following DOE Inventory Report

Oil declined more than $1 to near $95 a barrel following a Department of Energy report that showed crude supplies fell and gasoline stockpiles rose last week.

May 22, 2013
Business, Logistics

Wheels Group’s First-Quarter Loss Narrows

Canadian logistics company Wheels Group said its first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago.

May 22, 2013
Business

Existing Home Sales Rise to Three-Year High

Existing home sales rose 0.6% in April to the highest level in more than three years, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

May 22, 2013
Business

FMCSA Waives Trucking HOS Rules for Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has temporarily waived truck driver hours-of-service rules for drivers who are helping recovery efforts from the major tornado that hit near Oklahoma City on Monday.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
May 21, 2013
Government, Business

Carriers Facing Increased Regulatory Scrutiny, Executives Say

INDIANAPOLIS — Motor carriers are not only facing an increasing number of new regulatory initiatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, but they also have become the target of stepped up enforcement from several other federal agencies, trucking executives and transportation attorneys said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 21, 2013
Government, Business, Fuel

CARB Hosting Free Classes on Diesel-Regulation Compliance

The California Air Resources Board is hosting free classes on complying with CARB diesel regulations.

May 21, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises for Second Week, Up 2.4¢ to $3.89; Gasoline Jumps 7¢ to $3.673

Diesel rose for a second consecutive week, rising 2.4 cents to $3.89 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 7 cents to $3.673, the Department of Energy reported.

May 21, 2013
Business

Navistar Hires Bill Kozek to Head Truck and Parts Business

Navistar International Corp. said it has appointed Bill Kozek as president of its North America truck and parts business. He succeeds Jack Allen, who was promoted to Navistar’s chief operating officer last month.

May 21, 2013
Business

Tornado Causes Widespread Damage in Oklahoma; Two Interstates Hit

The huge tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday ran over two interstate highways, killed at least 24 people and caused massive damage in the Oklahoma City suburb, news services reported.

May 21, 2013