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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, Equipment

Driving The Future: How ORBCOMM Innovation Is Transforming Trailer Management

Program Airs: March 6, 2 p.m. ET During this panel discussion, we’ll explore how ORBCOMM technology helps fleets unlock the full potential of their trailers with key insights that boost efficiency, enhance visibility and streamline management. Join us as we dive deep into how our smart trailer solutions solve industry challenges, drive profitability and win business.

March 6, 2025
Business

Best Practices in Driver Recruitment and Retention

Program Airs: February 13, 2 p.m. ET “Best Practices in Driver Recruitment and Retention” will discuss some new and innovative approaches fleets are taking to recruit and retain drivers. Sponsored by Motive and Fleetworthy, the webinar will dig into the latest findings from the 2024 Driver Satisfaction Survey and Walker Sands Report. 

February 13, 2025
Business

What's That? Driver Turnover

In the trucking industry, driver turnover, often called “churn” in the industry, refers to the rate at which truck drivers leave their jobs and are replaced by new drivers.

February 11, 2025
Business, Technology

Watch: Aurora Fights FMCSA Ruling on Hazard Warnings

Aurora Innovation Inc. challenged a FMCSA decision to deny the company an exemption to a rule which requires hazard warnings to be placed on the road, even for self-driving trucks.   

February 6, 2025
Government, Business

Watch: USDOT Secretary Orders Fuel Economy Rule Rewrite

Newly appointed U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent U.S. fuel economy rules, following through on one of President Donald Trump’s first directives after he retook the White House.   

February 3, 2025
Government, Business

Update: State Trucking Groups Tout CARB Retreat, Continue Fight

State trucking associations are advocating for more feasible and cost-effective solutions in response to the implementation of the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation.   

January 28, 2025
Government, Business

Tariffs: First Days of the Trump Administration

President Donald Trump said Jan. 20 that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.   

January 23, 2025
Business, Technology

Watch: Flying Taxis Are on the Horizon

Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero race to bring air taxis to market in US.    

January 10, 2025
Government, Business

What's That? WARN Act

The WARN Act or, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act is a U.S. law requiring employers with 100 or more full-time employees to provide 60 days notice before mass layoffs or plant closures.

January 8, 2025
Government, Business

2025: Will The Trump Administration Be a Friend of Trucking?

In June, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear traveled to Florida to meet with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to gain insight into what the trucking industry might expect should Trump win a second White House term.   

January 8, 2025