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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, Safety, Fuel

Business, Freight Stakeholders Urge Trump, Congress to Advance Infrastructure Policy

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently said that she remains committed to advancing an infrastructure policy measure that would boost jobs. She explained that such a deal could be accomplished if President Donald Trump would only negotiate with her party. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2019
Government, Business

Emerging Markets Offer Investment Opportunity During Trade War

Rocked by trade disputes, the possibility of a U.S. recession and the ever-present threat of political conflagration, the backdrop for emerging and frontier markets rarely has seemed less settled. Dare to look past the turmoil, though, and opportunities abound.

June 25, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Expands Road-Usage Charge Program

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed legislation that will expand the state’s voluntary road usage charge program, known as OReGO.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
June 25, 2019
Business, Fuel

Occidental Mulls Sale of Anadarko’s Western Stake

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is seeking a buyer to take majority control of Western Midstream Partners LP, the pipeline operator that it’s poised to inherit through its takeover of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

June 25, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Officials Look to Keep Giant Cranes off Trump Administration Tariff List

As America’s ports handle larger amounts of cargo from bigger container ships, the ports are in a building boom. But the cost of expanding could get more expensive if a Trump administration plan to impose 25% tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes manufactured only in China are implemented.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2019
Government, Business

Coalition Pushes for Federal Excise Tax Repeal on New Trucks

A group of stakeholders is pushing for the congressional repeal of the federal excise tax on the sale of heavy-duty trucks and trailers. At a forum June 19, the Modernize the Truck Fleet coalition urged federal lawmakers to pass the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2019
Government, Business

New-Home Sales Fall to Five-Month Low, Missing Estimates

Sales of new U.S. homes fell to a five-month low in May, adding to signs of weakness in the sector despite lower mortgage rates.

Katia Dmitrieva | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Business

Nissan Approves New Board, Gives Renault Executives More Say

Nissan Motor Co. shareholders voted in favor of a new board and director committees that are set to ease tensions with partner Renault SA as the companies chart a path forward for their two-decade-old alliance.

Ma Jie | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Business, Logistics

An Asian Airline Will Start Testing Drones Capable of Hauling Tons of Cargo

Delivering cargo to the furthest reaches of the world’s biggest archipelago has forever been a challenge. Indonesia’s biggest airline sees a solution in drones.

Harry Suhartono | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Declines 2.7¢ to $3.043 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.7 cents to $3.043 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported June 24. Crude oil prices jumped about 10% to more than $57 a barrel amid increased tensions in the Persian Gulf, then climbed higher later in the week.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 24, 2019