Business

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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

3 Step Guide to Dominate Driver Shortage

Energize your recruiting strategy with practical steps that pack a punch in battling the driver shortage for your carrier. Want to know more? Read on … we promise not to waste your time.

June 4, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Four Sentenced for Roles in $30 Million Cargo Theft Ring

Four men convicted for their roles in a cargo theft ring that operated from the Midwest to the East Coast were sentenced in federal court in New Albany, Ind., in May.

June 1, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Signs Bill to Fund Road Projects

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law May 31 a major bill to fund transportation infrastructure projects.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
June 1, 2018
Business, Safety

South Dakota State Truck Driving Championships

Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 South Dakota Truck Driving Championships May 19 in Sioux Falls, S.D. (South Dakota Trucking Association)

June 1, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Energy Revolution: California Approves $768 Million for Electric Vehicles

California’s electric utility companies will spend nearly $768 million on charging infrastructure for electric cars, trucks and buses, under a series of proposals approved May 31 by state regulators.

David R. Baker | Bloomberg News
June 1, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Michelin Introduces Microchips to Make Truck Tires Smart

Michelin, the French tiremaker that also publishes the eponymous restaurant guide, is betting on a future paved with chips — microchips, that is.

June 1, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Old Dominion Freight Lines Opens Five New Service Centers

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. announced that by the end of the second quarter it will have opened five new service centers across the United States.

June 1, 2018
Business, Safety

Ohio's Truck Driving Superstar, Scott Woodrome, Earns 13th Berth at Nationals

For those competing in the tanker class at the National Truck Driving Championships in August, watch out for the guy whom peers call the Tom Brady or LeBron James of trucking.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 1, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

Pitt Ohio Tests Two Mack Anthem Natural Gas Trucks

Carrier Pitt Ohio is testing two natural gas-powered Mack Anthem models equipped with Cummins Westport ISX12N engines as it seeks to use alternative fuels to reduce emissions.

June 1, 2018
Government, Business

Trump Appeasement Fails, Trudeau's Gloves Come off

After more than a year of trying to make nice, Justin Trudeau finally appears to be fed up with Donald Trump.

Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg News
June 1, 2018