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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

Transport Topics Wins Two Business Publication Awards

The American Society of Business Publication Editors announced at an April 13 awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., that Transport Topics had won regional silver awards for two features: Its "CDL or Bust” digital series and the July 2016 print edition of iTECH.

April 13, 2017
Business

UPS Expands Shipping of Dangerous Goods by Air and Ground

UPS Inc. expanded its dangerous goods shipping program by adding more than 400 commodities that can be accepted in its global air network and more than 300 products across its ground network in Europe.

April 13, 2017
Business

Navistar’s Fleet Charge Program Turns 30

Navistar International Corp. announced on April 13 the 30th anniversary of Fleet Charge, its private label purchasing card program.

April 13, 2017
Business

Stoughton Buys 17 Acres Across From Plant

Stoughton Trailers purchased 17 acres of vacant real estate across the street from its Brodhead, Wis., manufacturing plant, parent company STI Holdings Inc. said.

April 13, 2017
Business, Logistics

Time Running Out for World’s Top Shipbuilder as Creditors Argue

South Korea’s National Pension Service has a decision to make — help the world’s biggest shipmaker survive, or let it die.

Abhishek Vishnoi | Bloomberg News
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April 13, 2017
Government, Business

Timing for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan ‘Up In the Air,’ White House Official Says

It remains unclear when the Trump administration intends to unveil a $1 trillion proposal that would invest in infrastructure projects over several years, the White House’s leader on infrastructure affairs told the Wall Street Journal this week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2017
Business, Safety, Government

Consumer Comfort in US Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Weeks

Consumer confidence climbed for the sixth time in the last seven weeks as Americans became more upbeat about the U.S. economy than at any time since 2001, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 13.

Patricia Laya | Bloomberg News
April 13, 2017
Business

Car Hauler Jack Cooper to Lose $70 Million in Revenue as Nissan Terminates Relationship

Nissan will terminate its agreement to with carhauler Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. effective in July, according to an April 4 notice.

April 13, 2017
Business

Producer Prices Decline for First Time Since August 2016

Wholesale prices in the U.S. declined in March for the first time since August 2016, a sign broader inflation will accelerate only gradually, a Labor Department report showed April 13.

Sho Chandra | Bloomberg News
April 13, 2017
Business

Fewer Americans Than Forecast File for Unemployment Benefits

Fewer Americans than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, with applications hovering just above a four-decade low, a Labor Department report showed April 13.

Patricia Laya | Bloomberg News
April 13, 2017