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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, Logistics

US Steel Stock Takes Hit, Earnings Estimates Missed

U.S. Steel Corp. said it expects to report a wider loss than analysts were expecting, the third American steelmaker in three days to warn on their outlook. The shares fell.

Joe Richter and Joe Deaux | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Panelists Stress Aftertreatment System Maintenance at TMC Meeting

RALEIGH, N.C. — As trucks become more complex and high-tech, so, too, do the repairs and maintenance systems, experts said Sept. 18 at the fall meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Ports Post Record Volume as Holiday Season Begins

Major U.S. seaports posted growth in containerized cargo volume for August, the start of the season when retailers begin importing holiday merchandise.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 18, 2019
Government, Business

Federal Reserve Cuts Rate .25%

Federal Reserve policymakers lowered their main interest rate for a second time this year while splitting over the need for further easing, caught between uncertainty over trade and global growth and a domestic economy that’s holding up well.

Craig Torres | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Trump Says He Will Strip California’s Clean-Car Authority

President Donald Trump said he will revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from autos, confirming a widely-anticipated move that will escalate the ongoing dispute between his administration and California.

Ryan Beene | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

DOT Announces $60 Million in Grants for Automated Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced $60 million in awards to research groups and state departments of transportation that are exploring projects related to vehicle automation.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
September 18, 2019
Business, Logistics

IANA Honors BNSF’s Steve Branscum, CCM’s Mike Wilson

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Steve Branscum, retired group vice president for BNSF Railway, and Mike Wilson, CEO of Consolidated Chassis Management, have received Silver Kingpin Awards from the Intermodal Association of North America during Intermodal Expo 2019 on Sept. 16.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Imelda Moves Inland, Dumping Inches in Texas

Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana as the tropical depression moves inland over the next few days.

Juan Lozano | Associated Press
September 18, 2019
Government, Business

Intermodal Industry Faces Uncertainties After Strong 2018

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After a banner year in 2018, the intermodal industry is being challenged by a variety of issues, but it remains resilient despite uncertainties.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 18, 2019
Business, Logistics

GM Makes Concessions on Big-Ticket Employee Health Care

As GM was nearing the expiration of its labor contract with the union last week, the carmaker sought to have hourly workers pay 15% of their health care costs, according to sources familiar with the talks. But by the time the company presented UAW with a deadline offer, GM walked back the proposal and called for keeping contributions steady at about 4%, said the sources.

September 18, 2019