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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, Logistics

Dupré, GreenRoad in Partnership to Enhance Driver Performance

Dupré Logistics created a partnership with GreenRoad, a driver behavioral analysis firm, to enhance the logistics operator’s safety program.

February 19, 2010
Business, Logistics

Heineken USA Picks Coyote Logistics to Manage Freight From Six Locations

Heineken USA said it has chosen Coyote Logistics LLC to manage outbound shipments of three popular brands from the Dutch brewer’s distribution centers.

February 19, 2010
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Opinion: Medical Exam Changes to Affect Carriers

The final rule for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is expected late this summer and is causing concern about rising prices and availability among drivers and motor carriers.

February 19, 2010
Business, Government

Consumer Price Index Grows in January

The consumer price index rose 0.2% in January, the fifth consecutive increase, the Labor Department said Friday.

February 19, 2010
Business, Safety

Intermodal Traffic Increases for Week

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 0.5% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

February 19, 2010
Business, Fuel

Oil Rises to Five-Week High

Crude oil rose Thursday to its highest level since Jan. 14, Bloomberg reported.

February 18, 2010
Business, Safety, Government

DOT Freight Index Falls in December

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for December fell 4.1% from a year earlier but did not change from November, DOT said Thursday.

February 18, 2010
Business

Commercial Vehicle Group Narrows 4Q Loss

Parts maker Commercial Vehicle Group announced it lost $23.7 million, or $1.08 per share, in the fourth quarter, compared with $207.7 million, or $9.57 cents, the previous year.

February 18, 2010
Business, Government

Philadelphia Factory Index Grows

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia expanded in February at a highest pace in more than five years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

February 18, 2010
Business, Government

Leading Economic Indicators Gain 0.3%

An index of leading economic indicators improved for a tenth straight month in January, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

February 18, 2010