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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

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Talk P3s at Port of Newark

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is scheduled to expand on the role of public-private partnerships, or P3s, at an event at the Port of Newark, New Jersey, on Oct. 1.

September 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics 2Q Net Income Rises 3%

Radiant Logistics Inc. reported net income rose 3% to $2.19 million, or 4 cents per share, in the second quarter as the company absorbed multiple acquisitions.

September 28, 2015
Business

Penske Sells Majority Share of Truck-Lite to Two Investment Groups

Penske Corp. sold its majority share of lighting-systems manufacturer Truck-Lite Co., a supplier to the commercial trucking industry, to Koch Equity Development and BDT Capital Partners.

September 28, 2015
Government, Business

New ATRI Study to Analyze Impact of Nonpreventable Crashes on CSA Scores

The American Transportation Research Institute is nearing completion of research that will support claims by many motor carriers that eliminating nonpreventable crashes from their safety profiles would significantly improve their Compliance, Safety Accountability crash scores, according to a top ATRI researcher.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 28, 2015
Business

Safety Systems Have Reasonable ROI, DTNA Executives Say at Nevada Event

HENDERSON, Nev. — Daimler Trucks North America executives said that advanced truck safety systems are an investment with a reasonable return.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 28, 2015
Business

Volvo Breaks Ground on $38.1 Million Virginia Truck Factory Expansion

Volvo Trucks North America announced that it broke ground on a $38.1 million expansion of its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia.

September 28, 2015
Business, Technology

Transportation Data Source Announces Carrier On-Boarding Product

Transportation Data Source, a provider of motor-carrier information services, has announced a product that gives freight brokers an automated evaluation and approval process for third-party carriers.

September 28, 2015
Business

Absolute Worldwide Completes Acquisition of Shipmymachinery.com

Absolute Worldwide Logistics, a provider of multiple third-party services, announced the completion of the acquisition of Shipmymachinery.com, which specializes in managing oversized equipment shipments.

September 28, 2015
Business

Pending Sales of Previously Owned Homes Unexpectedly Fall

Contract signings to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly declined in August for just the second time this year, signaling residential real estate might have difficulty building on recent momentum.

Michelle Jamrisko | Bloomberg News
September 28, 2015
Business

Average US Gasoline Price Drops 9¢ in Two Weeks: Lundberg

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell 9 cents in the past two weeks as refiners and retailers reduced their profit margins to sell more fuel, according to a Lundberg survey released on Sept. 27.

Reuters | By Andreas Cremer
September 28, 2015