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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

Surface Transportation Board Calls for Stakeholder Comments on Rail Carriers’ Invoices

A federal transportation agency is requesting comments on a proposal to include additional information with rail carriers’ invoices.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2020
Business, Top 100

YRC Worldwide Posts Q1 Profit on Reduced Revenue

YRC Worldwide Inc. swung to a profit in the first quarter, but revenue dipped and the less-than-truckload carrier warned that after gaining a waiver this year, it might not be able to stay in compliance with one of its loan covenants a year from now.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 12, 2020
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales Fall 47.4% in April

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in April plunged 47.4% as freight demand plummeted amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

China Steps Up US Soybean Buying With Million-Ton Purchase

China is stepping up purchases of soybeans from the U.S. as Brazilian sales start to wane and the Asian nation seeks to meet its pledges under the trade deal with Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.

May 12, 2020
Business

Boeing Sees April Pass With Zero Airliner Orders

Boeing Co. failed to sell a single commercial airplane and saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.

David Koenig | Associated Press
May 12, 2020
Government, Business

Airlines Granted More Flight Cuts as Consumer Complaints Surge

Struggling U.S. airlines will get more freedom to stop flying to some U.S. cities amid scant demand from passengers who’ve filed thousands of complaints to U.S. regulators about carrier refund policies, the Transportation Department said May 12.

Ryan Beene and Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Perspective

Perspective: Crisis Reveals Strength of Industry

While the supply chain may have bent at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it did not break — and that was due to the dedication, hard work and coordination of many trucking companies, truck drivers, mechanics, dockworkers and others who met the challenge head-on.

Troy Hill | Chairman, Colorado Motor Carriers Association
May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Oil’s Scenario of Exhausted Storage Starts to Fade

While the global oil market remains in a dire situation, it’s starting to look like the nightmare scenario envisioned for the past month might just be averted.

May 12, 2020
Government, Business

Core Consumer-Price Index Fell by Most on Record in April

A key measure of U.S. consumer prices declined in April by the most on record as travel and apparel spending collapsed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Vince Golle | Bloomberg News
May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

North Carolina Extends Expiration Dates for Licenses, Registrations

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles will extend license and registration expiration dates for more than two dozen credentials, including those that apply to truck drivers, in accordance with Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 relief package.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 12, 2020