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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

Marten’s 4Q Income Declines

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s fourth-quarter net income fell to $4.3 million, or 19 cents a share, from $5.8 million, or 27 cents, a year ago.

January 26, 2010

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

DOT Sets Texting Ban on Commercial Truck, Bus Drivers

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation said Tuesday it was banning texting-while-driving by commercial truck and bus drivers.

January 26, 2010
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Iteris’ Income Decreases in Fiscal 3Q

Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.

January 26, 2010
Business, Logistics

CN Reports Higher 4Q Profit

Canadian National Railway Co. said its fourth-quarter net income rose to C$582 million, or $1.23 per share, from C$573 million or C$1.21 per share a year earlier.

January 26, 2010
Government, Business

Consumer Confidence Hits 15-Month High

Consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level since September 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.

January 26, 2010
Government, Business, Safety

Fleet Execs, Drivers Urge More Flexibility in HOS Rules

DALLAS — Trucking industry officials said that while they needed more flexibility to take rest breaks, the current hours-of-service rules were working.

January 26, 2010
Government, Business

Virginia Gov. Backs Expanding 70-Mph Speed-Limit Zones

Virginia’s newly-elected governor, Bob McDonnell (R), is calling for expanding the 70-mph top speed limit for both cars and trucks on stretches of several interstate highways in rural regions.

January 26, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

CARB May Delay Some Diesel-Emissions Regs

California environmental regulators are considering several options to delay some requirements of the state’s diesel emissions regulation to provide “short-term relief” for truckers feeling the effects of the recession.

January 26, 2010
Business, Safety

Roads Reopen After Midwest Blizzard

Some roads in the upper Midwest reopened Tuesday after a blizzard caused officials to close highways due to crashes and low visibility.

January 26, 2010
Business, Safety

December Truck Tonnage Jumps 6.6%

U.S. truck tonnage jumped 6.6% in December from the same month in 2008, the first year-over-year increase in 15 months, American Trucking Associations said.

January 26, 2010