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.
Mich. Voters Reject Sales-Tax Hike Central to Transportation Package
Michigan voters last week overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have raised the state sales tax to 7% from 6% as the key element in a sweeping transportation funding plan that now is dead.
May 11, 2015Congress Criticizes Itself Over Lack of Highway Fix
WASHINGTON — Frustration among members from both sides of the aisle is intensifying with GOP leaders who have yet to unveil a funding patch for highway programs as a May 31 deadline fast approaches.
May 11, 2015Vinyl Wraps Offer Flexibility, Cost Control for Fleets to Showcase Branding, Colors
The color a fleet chooses for its equipment is about more than appearances. For many, those hues are as vital to the company’s image as its name.
May 11, 2015Mack Demonstrates AMT for Vocational Vehicles
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks has taken the next step in its integrated powertrain strategy by offering a proprietary automated manual transmission tailored to construction and heavy-haul applications.
May 11, 2015Americold Launches Enhanced Visibility and Reporting Tool
Americold, a provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, said it has launched the next generation of its supply chain visibility and reporting tool, i-3PL.
MiX Telematics Hires Pete Allen to Lead North American Sales
MiX Telematics, a global supplier of fleet-management technology, said it has hired Pete Allen as executive vice president of sales.
Ryder Adds More Than 1,000 Trucks with Automated Transmissions to Rental Fleet
Truck leasing and rental provider Ryder System Inc. said it is upgrading its North American rental fleet with more than 1,000 trucks equipped with automated manual transmissions.
Peterbilt Offers Tire Pressure Monitoring System with Model 587
Peterbilt Motors Co. said the Bendix SmarTire tire-pressure monitoring system is now available for its Model 587 tractors.
Kenworth Offers Eaton UltraShift Plus as Option in Medium-Duty Models
Kenworth Truck Co. is offering Eaton Corp.’s UltraShift Plus Vocational Active Shifting transmission as an option in its T370, T440 and T470 medium-duty models equipped with the Paccar PX-9 engine.
House Appropriators to Take Up Fiscal 2016 Transportation Funding Bill May 13
House appropriators on May 13 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that includes a 34-hour restart provision that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year.