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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, Safety

CarriersEdge Adds Courses on Mental Health, Personal Security

CarriersEdge expanded its training library by adding two new courses on mental health and personal security for truck drivers, the company announced Feb. 9.

February 14, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Intellistop Owner Takes FMCSA to Court

Federal trucking regulators have received exemption requests from motor carriers looking for long-term authority to deploy a brake-lamp technology with a pulsating bulb feature.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 14, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

German Court Rejects Greenpeace Lawsuit Against VW

BERLIN — A German court on Feb. 14 rejected a lawsuit by environmental group Greenpeace aiming to force automaker Volkswagen to stop selling vehicles with combustion engines by 2030.

February 14, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Global EV Sales Surging, Top $1 Trillion All-Time

Global spending on electric vehicles is surging. According to a new report published by BloombergNEF, annual spending on passenger EVs hit $388 billion in 2022, up 53% from the year before.

Colin McKerracher | Bloomberg News
February 14, 2023
Government, Business

Inflation Slows to 6.4%, but Price Pressures Re-emerge

WASHINGTON — The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January, the latest sign that the high inflation that has gripped Americans for two years is slowing.

Christopher Rugaber | Associated Press
February 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Wisconsin Grants $5.3 Million to Ports

Wisconsin has awarded $5.3 million in grants for seven harbor maintenance and improvement projects to enhance its waterborne freight and economic development.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Falls 9.5¢ to $4.444 a Gallon

The national average price for a gallon of diesel sank by 9.5 cents, reaching $4.444 a gallon, according to data for the week ending Feb. 13 provided by the Energy Information Administration.

February 13, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Ford Is Investing $3.5 Billion in EV Battery Plant With China’s CATL

Ford Motor Co. is investing $3.5 billion in an electric vehicle battery plant in southwest Michigan that it will operate with technology and support from a Chinese battery maker that has stirred political controversy.

February 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Reach 19,932 in January

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in January rose 34.2% year-over-year, Wards Intelligence reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for First Time

Zoox Inc., the self-driving startup owned by Amazon.com Inc., carried passengers in its fully autonomous vehicle on public roads for the first time.

Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
February 13, 2023