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.
TMC Preps for Fall Meeting in Raleigh
Truck maintenance executives will wrestle with corrosion, tire issues and other critical topics in Raleigh, N.C., later this month, while technicians compete for honors at an event sponsored by the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
September 12, 2011Another Border Delay
It’s disappointing to see that the Department of Transportation’s own inspector general doesn’t think the agency is ready to proceed with the interminably delayed cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.
September 12, 2011Mexico Trucking Plan Faces Delay
The Obama administration’s contentious cross-border trucking program with Mexico could be delayed until November after a Department of Transportation audit found that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has failed to set up several procedures aimed at monitoring and inspecting trucks that would enter the United States.
September 12, 2011ATA Says HOS Changes Would Cut Wages, Cost Billions of Dollars in Lost Productivity
The federal government’s latest hours-of-service proposal will result in reduced wages for hundreds of thousands of truck drivers, significant costs for trucking companies and billions of dollars in lost productivity, American Trucking Associations told the Obama administration.
September 12, 2011Protecting Shipments From Harm Still Top Goal As Fleets Seek Ways to Minimize Breakage
While change, churn and modernization may have become the mantra for much of the freight transportation industry, for managers working in damage prevention and claims, the most basic truth endures: Don’t ruin your shippers’ freight.
September 12, 2011August Class 8 Orders Skyrocket 68% But National Fleet Size Remains Low
August orders for new Class 8 trucks jumped 68% this year from a year earlier as dramatic increases in sales and orders continued. Despite a 31.5% gain in registrations in the second quarter, however, the total fleet size remained below previous years.
September 12, 2011Navistar Posts 3Q Profits, Cites Supplier Problems
Truck maker Navistar International Corp. reported a jump in quarterly profits boosted mainly by a tax-related adjustment and said its sales have accelerated but are still held back by problems with components suppliers.
September 12, 2011Russell Gerdin Retires at Heartland Express; Son Michael Promoted to Chairman, CEO
Heartland Express announced that Russell Gerdin, founder of the truckload carrier, has retired due to health concerns and passed the chairman and CEO positions to his son, Michael.
September 12, 2011Diesel Rises 4.8¢ to $3.868 a Gallon; Gasoline Also Climbs for a Second Week
The average price paid for a gallon of U.S. retail diesel rose 4.8 cents a gallon to $3.868 last week, the second straight increase, the Department of Energy reported.
September 12, 2011Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.8% in July
Wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 9, 2011