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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, Technology, Fuel

Volvo Car Just Made Its Last Diesel Vehicle

Volvo Car AB produced its last automobile with a diesel engine this week, ending an era for the manufacturer that plans to only make electric vehicles by 2030.

Rafaela Lindeberg | Bloomberg News
March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden’s Biofuel Push Risks Dethroning Corn as King of Crops

American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.

March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

The ‘No-Fail’ Mission to Protect the Red Sea Isn’t Working

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Highlights Shortcomings of Automated Railroad Braking

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

Alabama Truckers Needed to Take Hay to Texas

More volunteer truckers are needed to deliver hay to feed Texas livestock stricken by the recent Panhandle wildfires in relief efforts coordinated by three Alabama organizations..

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 26, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Impact Trucking, Shipping

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports on America’s East Coast, creating a new disruption to global supply chains.

March 26, 2024
Government, Business

US House Passes Water Permitting Bill

Legislation meant to expedite the permitting process for water infrastructure projects was recently advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 26, 2024
Business, Technology, Sponsored

Truckbase Business Overview, Features, Reviews 2024

Truckbase has emerged as the next-generation truck dispatch software leader with its suite of easy-to-use tools for truckload carriers.

March 26, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics

Supply Chain Visibility Now Paramount Post-Pandemic

While the logistics challenges and inventory shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have since faded, that time of upheaval has brought lasting changes to supply chain management.

Joanna Marsh | Special to Transport Topics
March 26, 2024
Business, Equipment

Former Tank Truck President Clifford Harvison Dies at 85

Clifford Harvison, a longtime former president of the National Tank Truck Carriers, died March 19 at his home in Stuart, Fla. He was 85. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 26, 2024