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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.

Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Plans Three Auctions of Offshore Drilling Rights

The Biden administration released plans Sept. 29 to hold three auctions of offshore drilling rights over the next five years — part of what it cast as an effort to phase down oil leasing in favor of clean energy.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy | Bloomberg News
September 29, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Plunging US Oil Supply Is Driving Up Prices Around the World

Oil buyers across the planet are facing some of the highest premiums for supplies they’ve seen in months — or longer — as dwindling stockpiles at the largest U.S. storage hub reverberate through markets from Asia to the Middle East to Europe.

September 29, 2023
Business

UAW Adds Two More Strike Sites, Idling 7,000 Workers

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a GM factory near Lansing, Mich.

David Koenig and Tom Krisher | Associated Press
September 29, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Moving and Storage Executives Descend on Washington

Several dozen executives from the moving and storage sector recently spent a day in the halls of Congress to discuss key issues with about 60 lawmakers or their staffs.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Fuel Cell Truck Completes Long-Distance Run

BERLIN — Daimler Truck demonstrated the potential for a fuel cell-powered truck by completing an approximately 650-mile run with its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 cabover model in its native Germany.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 28, 2023
Business, Equipment

Used Class 8 Sales Rise 4.65% in August

Used Class 8 truck sales rose 4.65% in August to 22,500 from 21,500, the first year-over-year increase since November, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 28, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Heartland Express Deploys Isaac In-Cab Technology

Truckload carrier Heartland Express has deployed Isaac Instruments’ in-cab telematics system across its fleet, the companies said in a joint announcement.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 28, 2023
Business

UAW Targets 30% Wage Bump to Satisfy Workers, Grow Members

The United Auto Workers union wants to emerge from its strike against Detroit’s three major automakers with at least a 30% pay raise, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 28, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Excitement Builds for Mack's Medium-Duty Electric Truck

Mack Trucks and Kriete Truck Centers discussed the encouraging signs they’re hearing from customers about the upcoming rollout of Mack's first medium-duty electric truck.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Uber Freight Adds AI Tools to Better Compete in Cargo Market

The freight unit of Uber Technologies has tapped its vast data files to create an AI tool that can predict late shipments — and make suggestions for alternative routes.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
September 28, 2023