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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, Safety

Future Proofing Your Trucking Security Plan

Program Airs: July 18, 2 p.m. ET Join us for a live webinar where we'll explore strategies to enhance your security preparedness and future-proof against emerging threats. We'll cover critical topics such as visualizing and mitigating potential risks, preparing for evolving crime challenges, and effectively managing operational expenses. Special focus will be given to perimeter security assessments and optimizing operational efficiency.

July 18, 2024
Business, Logistics

How to Become a Freight Broker

Freight brokers use their expertise and relationships to help shippers find available carriers, saving shippers time and money and helping carriers more easily connect to shippers.

April 8, 2024
Business

How to Optimize Cash Flow

Program Airs: July 25, 2 p.m. ET Find out how you can expedite the freight payment process and optimize cash flow. Tiffany Anderson, Senior Product Manager at U.S. Bank, joins TT's Joe Howard for a special one-on-one conversation to discuss her experience creating a smarter, more sustainable invoice life cycle and offer her insight on financial trends across the supply chain.  

July 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Electric TRUs, Diesel Hybrids Pave Path for Reefer Transport

As its technology advances, the omnipresent transport refrigerated unit remains the workhorse of the refrigerated transportation market with room to grow.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
July 15, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Wyoming Gets Tough on Drivers Ignoring Road Closure Signs

A new law in Wyoming is aimed at reducing blow-over crashes of light and high-profile vehicles.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 15, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Two Suspected Houthi Attacks Strike Ships in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on July 15, as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security.

Michael Wakin | Associated Press
July 15, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Perspective

Perspective: The US Needs Lithium Independence

The race for lithium, the lifeblood of modern batteries, is on. Spurred by the adoption of electric vehicles, the use of lithium has extended to the trucking industry.

Denis Phares | CEO, Dragonfly Energy
July 15, 2024
Business

Cleveland-Cliffs to Buy Canada’s Stelco for $2.8 Billion

Cleveland-Cliffs agreed to buy Canadian steelmaker Stelco Holdings for about $2.8 billion, in the company’s first major move after losing out in its bid for U.S. Steel Corp. last year.

Jacob Lorinc | Bloomberg News
July 15, 2024
Business, Technology

Battery Startup Enerpoly Taps Ex-Northvolt Staff

Swedish startup Enerpoly AB has recruited two former Northvolt executives as it seeks to transform the mundane alkaline battery into an affordable option for the energy-storage industry.

Niclas Rolander | Bloomberg News
July 15, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

VinFast Delays North Carolina Plant

VinFast Auto Ltd.’s decision to delay its U.S. factory is the latest challenge to its ambition of becoming a global electric vehicle brand and places further pressure on its sales outlook.

July 15, 2024