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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, Equipment

Sioux City Kenworth Relocates to Larger Site

Sioux City Kenworth has moved its full-service dealership to a new building located on a major truck route in Sioux City, Iowa.

August 31, 2018
Business

Dickinson Acquires Truck PM Plus From Bridgestone

Dickinson Fleet Services acquired Truck PM Plus from Bridgestone Americas, adding service locations in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas that provide truck and trailer maintenance, including mobile services.

August 31, 2018
Government, Business

Trump Eases Methane Rules as Colorado Says State’s Regulations Work

DENVER — The Trump administration is rolling back some U.S. regulations on climate-changing methane pollution, calling them expensive and burdensome, but Colorado says its rules are working — and they have industry support.

Dan Elliott | Associated Press
August 31, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Meritor Launches New Website

Meritor Inc. has launched a new meritor.com website that enhances the user experience and showcases the company’s extensive history, global reach, broad product portfolio and commitment to social responsibility.

August 31, 2018
Business, Technology

Drivewyze Expands Weigh Station Bypass in Missouri

Drivewyze Inc. has expanded its PreClear weigh station bypass service along Interstate 44 and I-70 through Missouri with the reactivation of six bypass sites.

August 31, 2018
Business, Safety, TCA

Truck Driver Shortage Constrains Booming Texas Oil Fields

In the busy oil fields south of San Antonio, some big rig trucks sit empty.

Mark Collette | Houston Chronicle
August 31, 2018
Government, Business

Ahead of NAFTA Deadline, Trump Says Canada Has 'No Choice' but to Make a Deal

The United States’ declared deadline for a handshake agreement from Canada to revamp NAFTA has arrived, and it’s unclear whether optimism from Donald Trump and others will be enough to spur concessions that would bridge the final divides.

August 31, 2018
Government, Business

Trump Threatens to Pull US out of WTO if It Doesn’t ‘Shape Up’

President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the United States better, continuing his criticism of a cornerstone of the international trading system.

August 30, 2018
Government, Business

US-Mexico Trade Deal Draws Cautious Reaction

A new trade agreement between the United States and Mexico contains a provision that could boost cross-border package delivery, ratchets up pressure on manufacturers to source more products domestically and may lead to more restrictions on Mexican trucks operating in the United States, according to early assessments from business and industry officials.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
August 30, 2018
Business, Logistics

With Most Efficient Logistics, Wildberries Becomes Russia’s Biggest Web Retailer

Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, is run by a mother of four who founded her company in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.

Ilya Khrennikov | Bloomberg News
August 30, 2018