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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.

Government, Business

House Committee Approves Rail Bill

The House Judiciary Committee approved railroad legislation Sept. 16 that is designed to reduce carriers’ pricing power by removing the industry’s anti-trust authority.

September 22, 2009

Best Trucking Invoicing Software for Growing Carriers

Managing invoices and billing efficiently is crucial for maintaining cash flow and ensuring business growth.

Business

Floods Prompt Warnings, Close Some Roads in Southeast

Extensive flooding in the southeast has caused closure of a number of major roads, news services reported Monday.

September 21, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Judge Delays Trial on ATA Ports Lawsuit

A federal district judge in Los Angeles has delayed until Feb. 2 a trial on a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations for a permanent injunction to block all of the concessions requirements in the clean air plans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.

September 21, 2009
Business, Government

Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Fifth Month

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.6% in August, marking the fifth straight increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Monday.

September 21, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA Is Increasing Use of GPS Logs for HOS Audits, Qualcomm Exec Says

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is increasing its use of Global Positioning System history logs as supporting evidence in driver hours-of-service audits, an executive with Qualcomm Inc. said last week.

September 21, 2009
Business, Logistics

EPA to Reconsider 2008 Smog Standards

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency will reconsider 2008 national smog standards to ensure they protect human health.

September 21, 2009
Business

Oil Falls to Near $70 a Barrel

Oil fell to near $70 a barrel early Monday as the dollar strengthened, Bloomberg reported.

September 21, 2009
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety

You Need to Attend MCE

If you’re in the trucking business, you need to be at American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas on Oct. 4.

September 21, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

ATA to Focus on Recovery at Conference in Las Vegas

After a year in which the trucking industry has been battered by a recession and buffeted by political change, members of American Trucking Associations will gather next month in Las Vegas to celebrate surviving the storm and to rally one another in preparation for the coming rebound.

September 21, 2009
Business

Broker Failures Skyrocket as Shipper Payments Slow

Freight broker failures have skyrocketed at least 74% in the past 12 months, as they are caught in a financial squeeze between some slower-paying shippers and the carriers who want to be paid promptly for hauling freight, industry officials said.

September 21, 2009