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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, Technology, Autonomous

NHTSA Lets Self-Driving Shuttle Resume Carrying People

A self-driving shuttle service that was ordered to stop carrying passengers in February has been cleared to resume operations with new safety precautions.

May 21, 2020
Business

Semi-Tough: Watch 185-Pound Football Player Pull 22,000-Pound Truck

Canadian Football League player Lucky Whitehead pulled his pickup truck, which sparked a friendly competition and led to a tractor-pull challenge.

Aaron Perryman | Associate Editor
May 21, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Unlike China, India Oil Demand Stays Weak as Economy Falters

It’s going to take months for oil demand in the world’s third-biggest market to get back to pre-virus levels as India faces its deepest recession ever in the wake of its near two-month lockdown.

May 21, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Tesla Drops Lawsuit Against Alameda County

Electric carmaker Tesla dropped a federal lawsuit against Alameda County filed less than two weeks ago after resuming manufacturing at its Fremont plant against local orders.

Chase DiFeliciantonio | San Francisco Chronicle
May 21, 2020
Government, Business

Coronavirus-Triggered Layoffs in US Hit 38.6 Million

The number of Americans thrown out of work since the coronavirus crisis struck two months ago has climbed to nearly 39 million, the government said May 21.

May 21, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Trump Transportation Nominees Finch Fulton, Diana Furchtgott-Roth Advance to Senate Floor

Nominees for senior-level posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation were approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 20.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 20, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Workers Cheered Upon Return to South Dakota Pork Plant

Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected more than 800 people were greeted at work May 20 with thank you signs, cheers and waves from about a dozen area residents.

May 20, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Government Groups Launch Truck Parking Survey for Northeast Region

Truck parking challenges in the Northeast amid the coronavirus pandemic — due in part to shipment type or route changes — are being surveyed by a group of 13 transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 20, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Preliminary Work to Begin on 40 Highway Projects in Kansas

Preliminary engineering work will commence on 40 highway modernization and expansion projects in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly and Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz recently announced.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 20, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Honeywell Proposes Technology-Led Future for Flight Safety

Honeywell International Inc. has been thinking about what it will take to coax people back onto airplanes. A virus-killing robot that can patrol empty aisles between flights, zapping out ultraviolet light, makes a good start.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
May 20, 2020