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Tighter monetary policy, a strong dollar and wage pressure will help tip the U.S. into recession in 2018, says Vadim Zlotnikov, chief market strategist and co-head of multiasset solutions at AllianceBernstein.

To help put the year in trucking into greater perspective, Transport Topics' Eugene Mulero brings back Capitol Agenda guests Kellie Mejdrich of CQ Roll Call and Stephanie Beasley of Bloomberg BNA. They discuss the decisions in Washington in 2016 that had the greatest effect on the industry.

Transport Topics Associate News Editor Jonathan S. Reiskin and Senior Features Writer Daniel P. Bearth discuss the top business news developments in the trucking world for 2016.

FedEx Corp. reported profits rose about 1.3% for its fiscal second quarter versus one year ago, but earnings before tax and interest dropped 13% in the freight division, according to company earnings released Dec. 20.

The number of workplace deaths involving transportation incidents — the most frequent type of worker fatality — increased, according to a Labor Department report issued Dec. 16.

The Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system now is available for order as an option for Kenworth Truck Co.'s T270 and T370 medium-duty trucks, the truck maker said.

Trailer maker Great Dane received accreditation from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence for its service technician training program, the company said, marking the first time a semitrailer original equipment manufacturer has received that recognition.

Don’t be surprised if the next time you get a package from Amazon that the item arrives in a car rather than in a white Amazon van or a big UPS truck.