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.
Trail King Offers Trailer with Interchangeable Gooseneck Styles
Trail King Industries Inc. introduced its Commercial MG-HG detachable gooseneck trailer featuring interchangeable gooseneck styles and improved corrosion resistance, according to the company.
August 14, 2017Transflo, TravelCenters of America Partner to Distribute ELDs
Oil Company Beefs Up Infrastructure to Get Trucks Off Crowded Roads
For many drillers in the remote Delaware Basin, a section of the broader Permian Basin that stretches across West Texas and New Mexico, the only way to get crude from the fringes of oil boom towns to global markets is to dispatch fleets of trucks to scattered wells, from where they haul oil and water to terminals and various other collection points.
Waste Management Opens 100th CNG Fueling Station as Fleet Expands to 6,000 Trucks
Waste Management Inc. announced Oklahoma City as the location of its 100th compressed natural gas fueling station.
August 14, 2017Swift, Payless Partner on Employee Footwear Discount
Truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. announced a partnership with SafeTstep, a brand of Payless Shoe Source, as a means of increasing its employee benefits.
August 14, 2017Cummins' Connected Diagnostics Tool Available With Zonar Telematics Unit
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. announced its Connected Diagnostics service is available to customers using Zonar’s V3TM telematics control unit.
August 14, 2017Ryder Signs Exclusive Deal With Electric-Truck Maker Chanje
Ryder is moving into the electric-truck business, an early sign that a market for commercial electric vehicles is beginning to take shape.
FedEx Competing in Tight Labor Market to Staff Round-the-Clock Memphis World Hub
FedEx scheduled at least its fourth job fair of the year Aug. 12 to hire for 800 openings at its Memphis hub. The number of permanent, part-time jobs was the same as in June, down from 1,000 in April and up from 600 in January.
TPG Capital to Acquire 3PL Firm Transplace
TPG Capital, a global private equity platform, has agreed to acquire Transplace, a provider of transportation management and other third-party logistics services.
August 14, 2017Mexico Is Ready for NAFTA Balancing Act
There was excitement in the air when Mexican negotiators sat down 25 years ago with their counterparts from Canada and the United States to hammer out what would become the North American Free Trade Agreement.
August 14, 2017