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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, Equipment

CIE Cleared of Chinese-Related Antidumping Allegations

CIMC Intermodal Equipment was cleared by federal officials of allegations that it evaded antidumping duties on chassis and subassemblies from China.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

EV Maker Lucid Chops Hundreds of Jobs Amid Red Ink

NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Group has revealed its plans to slash hundreds of jobs, part of a reorganization that the maker of electric vehicles hopes will help position it for “future success.”

George Avalos | The (San Jose) Mercury News
May 31, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Parts Suppliers Fear a Crash With Shift to EVs

Anxiety over a transition to electric vehicles is high in the thousands of businesses that have long supplied parts and equipment for cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines.

Mike Magner | CQ-Roll Call
May 31, 2024
Government, Business

Inflation Gauge Rises at Slowest Pace This Year

WASHINGTON — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year.

Christopher Rugaber | Associated Press
May 31, 2024
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Sources: Hertz Is Exploring Options for Raising Financing

Hertz Global Holdings is exploring options to raise financing weeks after the company’s new CEO pledged to get it back on track following a failed bet on electric vehicles, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Works on Output Cut Accord That May Stretch Into 2025

OPEC+ is pressing on with informal talks aimed at finalizing an agreement on oil output cuts this weekend, officials said.

May 30, 2024
Business, Logistics

What's That? Safety Stock

From a surface perspective, safety stock is extra quantity of a product which is stored in the warehouse to prevent an out-of-stock situation. It serves as insurance against fluctuations in demand.

May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

ATRI Announces Research Projects for 2024

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved a diverse set of 2024 research priorities designed to address some of the trucking industry’s most critical issues.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business

House T&I Takes Up WRDA in June

WASHINGTON — A policy update to the country’s network of waterways is on the upcoming schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNA’s O’Leary: EV Infrastructure Buildout Still Lagging

Daimler Truck North America CEO John O’Leary says the scarcity of charging infrastructure continues to constrain the pace of the industry's adoption of battery-electric trucks.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 30, 2024