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.
Opinion: Four Reasons Why Freight Visibility Should Be a Top Focus
Despite the immediate benefits to the supply chain, there is still a lack of knowledge about the competitive advantages of real-time freight visibility. As the supply chain becomes exponentially more complicated, the importance of freight visibility increases due to its ability to provide real-time insight into the location and status of freight.
Clean Energy Offers $1 Fuel for Trucks With New CWI Engine
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has introduced Zero Now, a fueling solution that combines what it calls the world’s cleanest engine technology with the cleanest fuel at a price of $1 per gallon for one year for a limited number of trucks.
April 9, 2018Eaton Adds Dex to Expand Authorized Rebuilder Network
Power management company Eaton Corp. has added Dex Heavy Duty Parts to its network of six other authorized rebuilders in North America.
April 9, 2018Mexico’s NAFTA Negotiator Optimistic for Deal by Early May
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo lowered expectations that the three NAFTA nations will reach an initial deal the week of April 9, saying instead he sees an 80% chance of an agreement by the first week of May.
Denso Expands Aftertreatment Warranty, Coverage
Denso Products and Services Americas Inc., an affiliate of Denso Corp., has extended its warranty on aftertreatment products for the heavy-duty market to three years, up from the standard two-year coverage.
April 9, 2018Performance Truck Expands Kenworth Dealership
Performance Truck has moved its full-service Kenworth location in Victoria, Texas, to a newly renovated building that is more than double the size of the dealership’s previous store.
April 9, 2018TomTom Bets It Has Found a Way to Deal With Slow Death of Sat-Nav
Self-driving cars may not be on the road anytime soon, but that isn’t stopping Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV from investing in high-definition maps needed when autonomous driving becomes the norm.
New Warehouses Needed to Meet E-Commerce Demands, CBRE Study Shows
The average age of warehouses in the United States is 34 years, making them ill-suited for the demands of e-commerce, according to an analysis by commercial real estate firm CBRE.
April 9, 2018Transportation Firms Try New Tactics to Attract, Sign Recruits
More than three-quarters of transportation industry firms plan to grow their workforce this year, but 69% say it’s a challenge to recruit qualified candidates, according to the 2018 Transportation Spotlight report taken from the annual employment screening survey from HireRight.
2018 Top 50 Logistics Companies: XPO Retains Its Place at the Top
After a string of high-profile acquisitions pushed XPO Logistics to the top of the Transport Topics Logistics 50 list in 2017, the company kept its No. 1 ranking this year by growing its business organically and by effectively cross-selling transportation and logistics services to shippers.