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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

America’s Road Team to Motorists: Be Aware of Work Zones

To commemorate National Work Zone Awareness Week, the crew at America’s Road Team is reminding motorists to slow down and be considerate at work zones.

April 12, 2016
Business

Annette Womack Named First Female Maryland Truck Driver of the Year

Annette Womack, 54, has an impressive resume as a truck driver. The Howard County, Maryland, resident has driven more than 1.7 million accident-free miles over 30 years.

Fatimah Waseem | Howard County Times (Columbia, Md.)
April 12, 2016
Business

New Jacksonville Intermodal Facility Put Through the Paces by Army

A new $30 million cargo facility at the Port of Jacksonville won’t open until later this summer, but trains began pulling in April 10 loaded with military gear.

Sebastian Kitchen and David Bauerlein | The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union
April 12, 2016
Business, Fuel

Drivers to Fill Up on Cheapest Summer Gasoline in 12 Years

Americans driving on their summer vacations will enjoy the cheapest gasoline in 12 years as prices stall just above $2 a gallon.

Mark Shenk | Bloomberg News
April 12, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Average Rises 1.3¢ to $2.128

The U.S. average retail diesel price rose by about a penny, as it continued the small fluctuations that have lifted it by 0.7 cent over the past three weeks.

April 12, 2016
Business

Cindy Miller Named First Female President of UPS Global Freight Forwarding

Cindy Miller, who has spent nearly 30 years with UPS Inc., was recently named the first female president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding.

Anthony Salamone | The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
April 12, 2016
Business

FedEx to Build Distribution Center at Old Louisiana Racetrack Site

Part of the old Evangeline Downs Racetrack site in Carencro, Louisiana, will be the home of a 236,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution center, the developer of the project confirmed April 11.

Richard Burgess | The (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate
April 12, 2016
Business, Autonomous

Automaker Group Warns Timetable for Self-Driving Vehicle Guidance Too Aggressive

An automaker trade association warned April 8 that U.S. auto safety regulators' timetable for unveiling guidance on the deployment of self-driving cars may be too aggressive.

April 12, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 12: Motor Carrier Execs of the Roundtable

An April 13 roundtable of motor carrier industry stakeholders before a House subcommittee is intended to help policy leaders figure out the most appropriate approach for the implementation of trucking provisions in the 2015 FAST Act highway law. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 12, 2016
Business

YRC Freight Launches ‘Accelerated’ Service

YRC Freight launched an accelerated service to offer more shipping options for customers.

April 11, 2016