Business
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.
GNA, Cal-Riverside to Advise on Lowering Vehicle Emissions
Gladstein, Neandross and Associates and the University of California-Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology announced the launch of the Low and Zero Emission Readiness Initiative.
May 13, 2019Germany’s First ‘Electric’ Highway Charges Trucks as They Drive
Germany opened the first stretch of a so-called electric highway that will connect hybrid trucks to overhead wires, allowing them to recharge while traveling on the country’s main transportation arteries.
China Defies Trump With Plans to Raise Tariffs on US Products
China announced plans to raise duties on some American imports starting June 1, defying a call from President Donald Trump to resist escalating a trade war that is sending stock futures tumbling and clouding the outlook for the global economy.
May 13, 2019Louis Lockard to Defend Delaware Grand Champion Title
More than 30 drivers are set to compete at the Delaware Truck Driving Championships on May 18 in Harrington, Del. 2018 Grand Champion Louis Lockard of FedEx Freight is back to defend his title as well as his 3-Axle victory.
April Class 8 Sales Lift All Truck Makers
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in April continued to climb and were the highest of the year, edging past 24,000, WardsAuto.com reported May 10.
AE Industrial Partners Acquires Alpine Air Express
AE Industrial Partners has acquired Provo, Utah-based Alpine Air Express Inc., a logistics and transportation company providing regional air cargo services, according to an AEI news release.
May 10, 2019US Gives China a Month for Trade Deal as Talks Stay Deadlocked
President Donald Trump’s administration told China it has a month to seal a trade deal or face tariffs on all its exports to the Unites States, even as both sides sought to avoid a public breakdown in negotiations despite a developing stalemate.
May 10, 2019TT’s Road to NTDC, MCE Coverage Wins National AZBEE Honors
Transport Topics’ coverage of “The Road to NTDC 2018” and the 2018 Management Conference & Exhibition are among the entries that have earned national accolades from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
May 10, 2019Uber’s Conservative IPO Valuation Faces Public Market Test
Uber Technologies Inc. took a conservative approach to its initial public offering May 9, picking a share price toward the bottom of the marketed range and at a valuation below its last private funding round.
May 10, 2019Meritor in Agreement to Acquire AxleTech
Meritor Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire AxleTech from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for $175 million to accelerate global sales and growth.
May 10, 2019