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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, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Names Dave Bates New COO

Dave Bates is joining XPO as chief operating officer after 12 years in an executive role at Old Dominion Freight Line.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Raises Truck Forecasts

Volvo Group raised its forecasts for registrations as the world’s second-biggest truck maker saw orders increase 32%.

April 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

How Your EV Can Power Your Home

Tammy Snyder's homespun setup is a preview of what soon may be easily available to many Californians: EVs that are equipped not just to receive power, but also to deliver it.

Lisa Krieger | SiliconValley.com
April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

House T&I Chairman Sam Graves Outlines Spring Agenda

Updates to national aviation and pipeline safety policies will dominate the upcoming schedule for the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 19, 2023
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

March Class 8 Sales Up 21.9% to 24,823

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in March jumped 21.9% from a year ago and also exceeded the prior month, Wards Intelligence reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private, TCA

Amazon May Charge a Return Fee at UPS Stores

If you opt to return your Amazon purchase at a UPS store, that transaction just might cost you.

Jessica Jones-Gorman | Staten Island Advance
April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Tesla Cuts US Prices Again Ahead of Earnings Release

DETROIT — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year.

April 19, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Marten Transport Posts Mixed Financials for Q1

Marten Transport’s earnings declined despite increased revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 18.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

New Jersey Halts Electric Vehicle Rebates

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a government rebate — at least temporarily.

Bruce Shipkowski | Associated Press
April 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

AI Weed-Killing Drones Are Coming for the Mega Farms

Terry Aberhart has watched the spindly, fixed-wing drones zip across the big skies over his farm in Canada’s Saskatchewan province, testing a technology that could be the future of weeding.

Coco Liu | Bloomberg News
April 19, 2023