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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

September Housing Starts Climb 15%

Housing starts jumped 15% in September to the highest level since April 2010, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

October 19, 2011

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Government, Business

States Get More Back from Highway Trust Fund Than They Collect, GAO Says

Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
October 18, 2011
Business

Daimler Rebrands ‘Detroit’ Line of Powertrain Components

Daimler Trucks North America unveiled its new Detroit brand encompassing all of its powertrain components, including its Detroit Diesel engine line.

October 18, 2011
Government, Business

ATA’s Costello Sees Mixed Economic Picture for Trucking

The economic outlook for trucking is “muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs,” American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said at the group’s annual conference in Texas this week.

October 18, 2011
Business

Economy Leads ATRI’s List of Trucking’s Top Issues

The American Transportation Research Institute said the state of the economy ranks No. 1 on its list of the top 10 issues facing the North American trucking industry.

October 18, 2011
Business, Fuel

Diesel Fuel Jumps 8¢ to $3.801 a Gallon; Gasoline Price Gains 5.9¢ to $3.476

Diesel’s national average pump price jumped 8 cents to $3.801 a gallon, turning around five weeks of declines, while gasoline also increased, the Department of Energy said.

October 18, 2011
Business

Producer Prices Increase in September

Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.8% in September, the largest gain in five months, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

October 18, 2011
Business, Technology

iTECH: Fleets Boost Spending on Technology Upgrades

With freight and revenue rebounding, some motor carrier executives are dusting off their checkbooks and making significant information technology purchases, fleet and technology company officials have said.

October 18, 2011
Business, Equipment

Selleck Takes Chairman/President Post at Michelin North America

Pete Selleck has assumed his posts of chairman and president of Michelin North America, succeeding Richard Wilkerson, who is retiring, the tire manufacturer said Monday.

October 17, 2011
Business

ATA’s Graves Sees ‘Inviting, Long Road Ahead for Trucking’

GRAPEVINE, Texas — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said at ATA’s annual convention that despite prevailing political and economic uncertainty, the United States and the trucking industry are poised for better days ahead.

October 17, 2011