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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, Safety

Road to NTDC Spotlight: Old Dominion Coming In Strong

Old Dominion Freight Line's Virginia team is enthused about its chances competing at the National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis, and for good reason. 

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Houthis Resume Red Sea Attacks After Two-Week Pause

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged containership traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Aug. 4.

Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
August 5, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Aurora Raises $483 Million From Public Offering

Aurora Innovation raised $483 million in a public stock offering this week as the autonomous trucking company looks to fund operations beyond its commercial launch later this year.

Evan Robinson-Johnson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 5, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

US Reportedly Moves to Ban China Software in Autonomous Cars

The U.S. may propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles in coming weeks amid security concerns, according to Reuters.

Yian Lee | Bloomberg News
August 5, 2024
Government, Business

Nationwide Transport Stages Opening in Missouri

Nationwide Transport, a $5.2 million trucking startup, staged its grand opening in La Grange, Mo., in a facility located along the Mississippi River banks on the state’s northeastern border opposite Illinois.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2024
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Q2 Profit Climbs on LTL Margin, Price Increase

Profit at ArcBest rose 16.1% year over year in the second quarter as an improvement in less-than-truckload revenue per shipment and an increase in prices trumped a decline in shipments.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2024
Business, Equipment

Continental Weighs Spinoff to Separate Car Parts From Tires

Continental AG is considering spinning off and listing its struggling automotive business to separate it from the German parts maker’s more successful tire operations.

August 5, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

Nation's Top Truckers Gathering in Indy for Safety Showcase

Some 422 elite truck drivers have descended on Indianapolis for the National Truck Driving Championships with the goal of emerging as the best in the country. 

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Silicon Valley Subway Project Nabs $5.1B for Bay Area Link

The long-awaited subway project linking California’s Silicon Valley to parts of the San Francisco Bay Area is set to receive $5.1 billion in federal funding.

August 2, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Misses Analyst Expectations on Weak Q2 Market

Hub Group profit in the second quarter of 2024 fell due to the ongoing weakness in the North American freight market, but a final-mile acquisition in December 2023 offered a bright spot.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2024