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.
FTR’s Starks: Trailer Production to Trend Lower Through 2024
Production of trailers in the United States is set to decline for five consecutive quarters before increasing in the final three months of 2024, according to one expert.
UAW May Consider Strikes at Small Number of Factories
DETROIT — Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are considering targeted strikes at a small number of factories if they can’t reach contract agreements by a Thursday night deadline.
Union Pacific’s New CEO Won’t Rule Out Cuts
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s new CEO, Jim Vena, says he won’t shy away from cuts, but no one should expect the kind of sweeping changes he made when he first oversaw operations a few years ago.
Hyundai Could Get $2.1 Billion in Aid to Make EVs in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — State and local governments are on track to give $2.1 billion in tax breaks to Hyundai Motor Group after it said it will invest an additional $2 billion to build an EV complex.
BP CEO Looney Quits Over Past Relationships With Colleagues
BP Plc CEO Bernard Looney has resigned over the failure to fully disclose past relationships with colleagues.
Panama Canal Says Shipping Congestion Will Last Into 2024
The operator of the Panama Canal said there’s no immediate prospect of relief from the drought that’s reduced water levels and snarled shipping and global supply chains.
Wabtec Denies Charges of Anticompetitive Behavior
Progress Rail has accused Wabtec Corp. of violating antitrust laws and contractual agreements after acquiring GE Transportation in 2019.
Walmart Now Offers Late-Evening Delivery, Pickup
Walmart is now offering express home delivery until 10 p.m. on orders placed by 9:30 p.m. so that “last-minute needs are delivered to your doorstep just in time,” the company said.
Cashless Tolling Is Coming to Kansas Turnpike in 2024
A massive Kansas Turnpike Authority project will update its 1950s tolling system by replacing 21 toll plazas with overhead gantry cameras and transponder sensors.
Analyst: Truck Demand to Beat Expectations
Sentiment is growing that U.S. demand for Class 8 trucks in 2024 is likely to be better than expected, according to an analyst at the FTR Transportation Intelligence Transportation Conference.