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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, Logistics

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Settles Owner-Operator Lawsuit for $100 Million

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement to an estimated 20,000 owner-operator truck drivers who alleged in a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2009 that they were misclassified as independent contractors and not paid the legally required minimum hourly wage.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 18, 2019
Business, Technology

Improve Performance and Customer Service with Connected Trucks

The operating cost of a work truck can far outweigh the acquisition cost based on maintenance, repairs, fuel economy, and more. Knowing where vehicles are in relation to customers’ needs is vital.

March 18, 2019
Business, Technology

Mitchell1 Enhances Search Capabilities for Diagnostics Data

ATLANTA — A new search function for the TruckSeries diagnostics software suite from Mitchell1 gives technicians faster access to repair information, the company announced March 17.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Phillips to Launch Telematics Systems for Trailers, Chassis, Containers

ATLANTA — Phillips Connect Technologies is rolling out an expanded line of telematics systems designed to track the status and condition of trailers and intermodal chassis and containers.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

FlowBelow Tractor AeroKit to Be Offered on International Trucks

ATLANTA — FlowBelow Aero announced that its Tractor AeroKit system will be offered as a factory-installed option on a fuel-efficiency package on International LT Series trucks starting this spring and also that it is looking to expand its presence in the trailer market.

Fran Matso Lysiak | Features Editor
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Air Pressure Can Impact Drivers, Equipment, Australian Company Finds

ATLANTA — Adjustable air pressure mechanisms can save drivers time and prolong the useful lives of tires, according to AIR CTI founder Chet Cline.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
March 17, 2019
Business, Safety, Fuel

NACFE’s Second ‘Run on Less’ Competition to Focus on Regional Drivers

ATLANTA — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has started to accept applications for its second “Run on Less” competition, focusing on the technologies and vehicle specifications for improving fuel efficiency in trucking.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 17, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Dana Announces Products Designed to Manage Change

ATLANTA — Dana Inc. unveiled a range of products intended to manage changes in commercial vehicles as trucks tackle emissions reductions.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Donaldson Debuts Wireless Filter Monitoring System

ATLANTA –Filter manufacturer Donaldson Co. has introduced a wireless monitoring system that tracks and reports on the condition of trucks’ air filters, and which eventually could be expanded to track other systems, the company said.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

TMC, FleetNet America Unveil Findings From Benchmarking Program

ATLANTA — One truckload fleet averaged more than 75,000 miles between roadside breakdowns in the fourth quarter last year, about seven times the vertical average of other carriers participating in a benchmarking program being run by American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
March 17, 2019