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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.

Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Truck Parking Front and Center at TRB

WASHINGTON — Transportation officials meeting at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting heard several proposals to solve the truck parking shortage.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2024
Business, Top 100

Current Stock Prices for Trucking, Logistics Companies

Same-day data for publicly traded trucking and transportation stocks in the autonomous, truckload, less-than-truckload, package, logistics and leasing categories.

January 9, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

EV-Charging Firms Could Struggle With Finances in 2024

U.S. electric vehicle charging installations fell significantly last year as companies grappled with financial challenges, according to a BloombergNEF report.

January 9, 2024
Business

60 Seconds: Port Leaders Enter 2024 With Cautious Optimism

The shipping industry is keeping a watchful eye on developments in Panama Canal, Middle East. Story by Dan Ronan.

January 9, 2024
Government, Business

New Rule Will Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Kodiak Unveils Driverless-Ready Semi Ahead of Dallas Debut

Kodiak Robotics introduced what it billed as the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment at CES in Las Vegas this week.

Amber Gaudet | The Dallas Morning News
January 9, 2024
Business, Technology

Battery Maker LG Energy Posts Earnings Miss Amid Weak Demand

Battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. badly missed fourth-quarter earnings estimates amid weaker demand for electric vehicles and a drop in lithium prices that hurt revenue.

Heejin Kim | Bloomberg News
January 9, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

US Trucking Faces Downstream Effects From Suez Canal Attacks

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Lidar Maker Aeva Wins Multiyear Contract for Daimler Trucks

Aeva Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Daimler Truck Holding AG with technology to help advance autonomous driving on highways.

January 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Goodyear Unveils Plans for Sustainable EV Tires at CES

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is developing a product for electric vehicles that it says will bolster their competitiveness against gas-powered vehicles by extending tire duration.

Tope Alake | Bloomberg News
January 9, 2024