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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

Icahn Mounts Takeover Bid For Oshkosh Corp.

Investor Carl Icahn on Thursday began a takeover bid for Oshkosh Corp. that is worth about $3 billion.

October 11, 2012

Best Trucking Management Software Buyer’s Guide

For growing carriers, choosing the right Trucking Management Software (TMS) is vital for the efficiency and growth of your transportation business. As we move into 2024, it's crucial to understand the key features and considerations that make a TMS solution stand out, and which ones play to your unique operation.

Business, Government

DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 0.9%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.9% in August from the same month last year, DOT said Thursday.

October 11, 2012
Business

Initial Jobless Claims Drop for Week

Initial jobless claims decreased by 30,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

October 11, 2012
Business, Fuel, Government

U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in August

The U.S. trade deficit grew by 4.1% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

October 11, 2012
Business

ABF Freight to Begin Negotiations With Teamsters in December

ABF Freight and the Teamsters union announced they expect to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement Dec. 18.

October 11, 2012
Business, Logistics

So. California Intermodal Yard Advances After Port of L.A. Clears BNSF Project

BNSF Railway’s intermodal container project in Southern California took a step forward late last month, when a revised environmental impact statement was issued that supports construction of the $500 million project.

October 11, 2012
Special Coverage, Business, Safety, Government

DOT Highway Plan Focuses on Safety, Freight Movement, FHWA Official Says

LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda” while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
October 10, 2012
Special Coverage, Business

Volvo Names Safety Award Winners

LAS VEGAS — Volvo Trucks named Erb International and Muñoz Trucking as the 2012 winners of its fourth annual Safety Awards.

October 10, 2012
Special Coverage, Business

Hill Likely to Act to Soften Blow If Government Reaches ‘Fiscal Cliff’

LAS VEGAS — Congress is likely to take action to soften the blow of a wide range of federal tax increases scheduled to take effect next year, but trucking companies still should plan for the potential outcomes, two tax accountants said here.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
October 10, 2012
Government, Business

U.S. to Show Modest Growth in 2013, Economists Tell MCE

LAS VEGAS — If Congress and the president can avoid a “self-inflicted” recession early next year, the U.S. economy in general, and trucking specifically, will probably keep limping along with very modest growth in 2013, economists said here Tuesday at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 10, 2012