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.
Wabco Unveils OnGuardACTIVE Collision-Mitigation System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck-controls vendor Wabco introduced an enhanced collision-mitigation system that uses a 77 GHz radar that the company said maintains performance in all weather situations and provides longer-range detection than competing systems that use 24 GHz radar.
Bendix Introduces Wingman Fusion Warning-Control System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced Wingman Fusion, an integrated warning and truck control system that combines several capabilities into one safety alert-control package.
Espar Products to Formally Become Eberspaecher
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Espar Products Inc. will formally announce during the Mid-America Trucking Show that it is changing its name to Eberspaecher.
New Company Offers Trucking Firms Pre-Paid MasterCard to Manage Expenses
A new company, Bento for Business, is offering a pre-paid commercial MasterCard to help trucking firms and small-fleet operators manage expenses.
Bendix Exec Sees More Safety Regs Coming
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More safety regulations for heavy-duty trucks are coming before the end of the decade, said Fred Andersky, director of government relations for Bendix Commercial Vehicles.
Durable Goods Orders Decline in February
Orders for durable goods unexpectedly dropped in February, a sign the slowdown in global growth may be weighing on American manufacturers.
March 25, 2015Cummins Plans New Product Rollout for 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. will roll out new products in 2017 — including a model of its best-selling ISX15 — when the federal government next tightens greenhouse-gas emissions ceilings.
Amazon Says Approval for Drone Tests Too Little, Too Late
Amazon.com Inc. said the U.S. regulatory approval it received last week to test deliveries by unmanned aircraft, or drones, is too little, too late.
March 25, 2015Truck Integration Trend Will Continue, Mack Execs Say
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Mack Trucks expects the industry’s trend toward vertical integration to continue and anticipates a “near-record” Class 8 market this year, company executives said.
ACT Plans Study on How Trucking Will Change In Next Decade
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research is planning a long-term study on how regulatory and business changes and technological advances will reshape trucking and transportation during the next decade.