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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, Technology

Nissan, Ghosn Fined $16 Million for Failing to Disclose Pay

Nissan Motor Co. and Carlos Ghosn will pay a combined $16 million to settle a U.S. regulator’s allegations that they failed to disclose more than $140 million in compensation that the automaker’s ex-chairman was slated to receive in retirement.

September 23, 2019
Government, Business

GM Strike in US Leads to 5,000 Layoffs in Canada, Union Says

About 5,000 workers in Canada have been put on leave due to the United Auto Workers strike at General Motors Co. in the U.S., according to the union.

September 23, 2019
Government, Business

Congress Looks to Avoid Government Shutdown, Again

Members of Congress again are staring into the possibility of a shutdown as federal funding is set to expire Sept. 30. Recognizing this deadline, the House on Sept. 19 advanced a continuing resolution designed to keep agencies open through Nov. 21. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 23, 2019
Business, Technology

Millennials Present Challenges, Benefits to Trucking Industry

RALEIGH, N.C. — The generation gap between trucking industry leaders is getting wider, as younger millennials enter the freight workforce with different understandings of the world around them.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2019
Government, Business

IHS Markit Services Employment Gauge Dips Into Contraction

A gauge of employment in U.S. service industries pointed to job losses for the first time in almost a decade, adding to signs of a cooling labor market.

Scott Lanman | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2019
Government, Business

Trade Feud May Impact Parcels From China

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the week of Sept. 23 will lead a delegation to Geneva to try to reform the 145-year-old global system of coordinating postal policies, a method he says treats American companies unfairly.

Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Hyundai to Set Up $4 Billion Driverless Car Venture

Hyundai Motor Group will spend $1.6 billion to develop autonomous vehicles with Aptiv Plc, marking one of the biggest investments yet by a traditional carmaker into the burgeoning robocar industry.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2019
Business, Equipment

Navistar to Build Truck Plant in Texas

Navistar Inc. announced it will build a manufacturing facility for Classes 6-8 trucks in San Antonio, signaling it is bullish on the industry’s strength and the company’s ability to increase its market share.

September 23, 2019
Business, Technology

CVG Acquires First Source Electronics

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. has acquired First Source Electronics, an electronics systems integrator based in Elkridge, Md.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 23, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx Will Hire 55,000 for Holiday Season

FedEx Corp. will hire 55,000 additional workers for the holiday season, the parcel delivery company announced Sept. 20.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2019