Business

About Business News...

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, Equipment

ONE20 Offering Roadside Assistance Program to Members

ONE20, a membership community built exclusively for professional truck drivers, announced a new roadside assistance program for its members starting in August.

July 11, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Video: Volvo Sets World Record for Largest Object Unboxed With New VNL Truck

Volvo Trucks North America set a Guinness World Record for the largest object unboxed when it launched its new truck, the Volvo VNL.

July 11, 2017
Business, Fuel

Shell Mulls LNG-Hub Network as Use by Trucks Expands

Royal Dutch Shell, the oil company that spent more than $50 billion to buy natural-gas producer BG Group, is looking to expand demand for the fuel in transport to ensure its output is consumed.

Rakteem Katakey | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2017
Business

Charlotte FedEx Freight Workers Decertify Teamsters Representation

FedEx Freight workers in Charlotte, N.C., have reversed course and voted not to unionize.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
July 11, 2017
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Orders Surge 40% in June, Eclipse 18,000

Class 8 orders cleared 18,000 in June, a 40% year-over-year gain, according to ACT Research Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 10, 2017
Business

Bridgestone HosePower Announces Acquisition of Seattle-Based Hydraulic Hose Co.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Bridgestone HosePower said on July 10 it’s expanding its hose business in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by acquiring Fittings Inc., a Seattle-based hydraulic and industrial hose sales and service company.

Fran Matso Lysiak | Features Editor
July 10, 2017
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Has Authority to Issue Permits for Mexican Trucks to Operate in US, Court Says

Federal regulators have the statutory authority to issue permits for U.S. longhaul operations to Mexico-domiciled trucking companies despite poor participation by Mexican carriers in a three-year pilot used to demonstrate their safety, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 10, 2017
Business, Equipment

Mack to Unveil New Highway Model in September

Mack’s newest highway truck will debut Sept. 13. The vehicle will be on display at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta Sept. 25-28.

July 10, 2017
Business

Saunders Becomes CEO of Polaris Transportation Group

Jon Saunders has been named CEO of Ontario, Canada-based Polaris Transportation Group, a newly created position, according to a July 6 company announcement.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
July 10, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Swedish T-Pods Mate Truck and Trailer

July 10, 2017