Business
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.
Detroit Exhibit Celebrates Invention of Semi-Trailer
An exhibit has opened in Detroit that celebrates the invention of the semi-trailer a century ago.
June 8, 2015Car Hauler Union Contract Talks to Begin
Major car haul carriers and the Teamsters are beginning talks June 10 on a contract to replace the current agreement that expires Aug. 31.
June 8, 2015Port of LA to Test Cargomatic Service, Seeks to Speed Freight Movement
The Port of Los Angeles, the largest U.S. container cargo facility, announced testing of a load-matching service that is designed to speed container cargo shipments through the port.
June 8, 2015Despite Diesel’s Decline, Nat Gas Seen as Challenger to Oil’s Monopoly as Transportation Fuel
Despite the recent downturn in the price of oil, the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel could displace more than 1.5 million barrels a day of oil demand by 2030, according to a new report.
June 8, 2015Ford Updates Commercial Transit Connect Van for 2016
Ford is updating its commercial Transit Connect van for the 2016 model year with standard flex-fuel capability for some models.
June 8, 2015Letters: Change the Basis for Ranking Logistics 50
I take exception to your methodology in ranking logistics companies. I grant that it is tough to compare apples to oranges to bananas, which is what is required to compare dedicated fleet providers to warehouse and distribution center providers to managed transportation providers, brokers and air and ocean freight forwarders.
June 8, 2015Opinion: Training - Keep It Personal, Ongoing
There’s an effort underway to quantify not only the duration of new-entrant driving training but also the measurement metric that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will use to craft a rulemaking.
June 8, 2015Editorial: Yes to the ESC Rule
Few things within trucking are scarier than a fully loaded, heavy-duty rig swerving uncontrollably or rolling over.
June 8, 2015TT Archives: Truck Size and Weight
In 1941, the Interstate Commerce Commission took the first step towards regulating truck sizes and weights at the federal level for goods moving in interstate commerce.
June 8, 2015US Orders Stability Control on New Tractors in 2017
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its long-awaited final rule on electronic stability control, saying it will affect most new Classes 7-8 highway tractors in two years.
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