Business
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.
One Small Fleet’s Role in the COVID-19 Response
Boyle Transportation, which has been hauling medical supplies and equipment during the pandemic, is among the many small trucking companies that have played a direct role in the nation's response to COVID-19.
Pandemic Exacts Heavy Financial Toll on Trucking Companies
COVID-19 has delivered a powerful shock to the economy and freight transportation, creating significant financial challenges for many trucking companies.
Pandemic Puts Added Strain on Drivers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, professional drivers have found themselves more isolated that usual as companies limited in-person interaction to prevent the virus from spreading.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Might Reshape Trucking’s Future
The world changed nearly overnight due to the coronavirus pandemic and governments’ responses to it. Industry experts share their views on how this public health crisis may change freight transportation in the years ahead.
Trucking Rises to Meet Unprecedented Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and caused severe business challenges for many fleets, but it also will be remembered as a time when the trucking industry’s essential role within our society has never been clearer.
Transport Topics Collects Three National Awards From ASBPE
Transport Topics has been named a winner of 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence in three national categories by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
June 19, 2020Detroit Carmakers to Resume Pre-COVID Output to Meet Demand
Detroit’s automakers are gearing up for full production as they race to make up for lost output and meet stronger-than-expected demand.
Ryder, Uber Achieve Service Milestone
Ryder System Inc., which offers supply chain, dedicated transportation and commercial fleet management services, announced its 100,000th ride using Uber for Business to access transportation for drivers and technicians to and from both Ryder and customer locations.
June 19, 2020Alliance Parts Adds 100th Location
Alliance Parts, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America, expanded its retail footprint with the opening of its 100th location, in Lexington, S.C.
June 19, 2020Hiring Rose in 46 States in May; Jobless Rates Still High
Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later.