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.
J.B. Hunt Opens Four-Story Addition to Headquarters
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has completed construction on a four-story add-on office to its corporate headquarters in Lowell, Ark.
August 7, 2017Uber Freight Expanding Into Six Markets This Year
Uber Freight will expand to five states and the Midwest-Chicago area over the next few months.
August 7, 2017Port of Oakland Poised to Benefit From Trade Pact With China on Rice
The Port of Oakland believes a new trade pact with China will benefit its export business and provide more opportunities for truckers to haul rice to export overseas
August 7, 2017Analysis: In Brazil, Highway Robbery Is a Growth Industry
Forget Blackbeard and the Amazon River pirates. Some of the most fearsome and efficient New World predators these days navigate the asphalt.
West Coast Ports, Longshoremen Ratify Contract Extension to 2022
West Coast longshoremen at 29 ports in California, Oregon and Washington ratified a three-year contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association on Aug. 4, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced.
From Worst to Best: A Shipbuilder's Fortunes Turn Around
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd., which specializes in dry-bulk carriers, has rallied 83% in 2017 to lead the benchmark Straits Times Index. The Chinese shipbuilding firm has made a comeback after it won 13 contracts worth $318 million in the first quarter, about 40% of its $823 million worth of orders it won last year.
ATA Leaders Express Support for ‘Super Bowl of Safety’ Competitors
The 428 commercial drivers taking part this year in the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships embody the commitment to safety promoted across the industry, said Kevin Burch, the chairman of American Trucking Associations.
UPS Commemorates 110th Anniversary
UPS Inc. celebrated its 110-year anniversary Aug. 2 in Seattle’s Waterfall Garden Park, a bit ahead of the actual day, and the city honored the parcel delivery service by declaring Aug. 28 “UPS Day."
August 7, 2017Mack Trucks Achieves Milestone With 100th Certified Center
Mack began distinguishing dealerships that achieved the guidelines to be a Mack Certified Uptime Center in January 2016.
August 7, 2017This E-Commerce Company Pays for Warehouse Worker Weddings. Will the Perk Survive Automation?
Tech entrepreneurs have long lavished perks on coders and engineers, the free massages, ping pong tables and free food of Valley lore.