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.
iTECH: Virtual Dispatcher May Be Virtually Ready
In the trucking dispatch room of the future, the only sound is of cooling fans whirring inside computer casings. Gone are the cubicles that once honeycombed the floor, as are the chattering dispatchers who once staffed them.
February 16, 2010Legal Foundation Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against EPA
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s formal finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
Broadway Closed Permanently in New York City
NEW YORK – After a trial run that began last spring, a section of Broadway in New York City will remain permanently closed to traffic.
February 16, 2010New Trucking Index Drops in January after December Growth
A new economic index based on diesel fuel purchasing in the trucking industry fell in January after an increase in December, the index’s authors said.
February 16, 2010Ruan Transportation Founder Dies
John Ruan, founder of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, died Saturday, the company said. He was 96.
February 16, 2010New York Manufacturing Index Rises
Manufacturing activity in the New York region grew this month at the fastest pace in four months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.
February 16, 2010Wright Express Sees 4Q Profit Drop
Wright Express Corp. said that its fourth-quarter profit fell to $12.1 million, or 31 cents per share, compared with $65.2 million, or $1.66, a year ago.
February 16, 2010Snow, Snow and More Snow
The mid-Atlantic region is the latest area to be reminded of Mother Nature’s capriciousness and unrelenting fury, as a seemingly endless string of major snowstorms has dumped record amounts from Virginia to New Jersey.
February 15, 2010Senate Bill Boosts Highways
The Senate began debate last week on a proposal that would inject nearly $20 billion into the ailing Highway Trust Fund and extend the current highway spending law as part of a new jobs bill.
February 15, 2010Paccar Unveils MX Engine After 10 Years, $1 Billion
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Paccar Inc. officials last week officially unveiled the company’s first-ever heavy-duty diesel engine in North America, an advanced version of the power plant its European-based subsidiary has been producing for several years.
February 15, 2010