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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, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Truck-Lite Upgrades Super 44, 60 Series LED Lights

Truck-Lite introduced new warning light derivatives of its Super 44 and 60 Series LED lights for municipal, construction and refuse fleets. Heated options of both lights also are available.

October 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Plus Showcases ‘Driver-In’ Automated System

SAN DIEGO — Self-driving truck developer Plus provided industry executives a firsthand look at its “driver-in” automated driving system in action at American Trucking Associations’ 2022 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Automakers Weigh the Electrification of Pickups

The Detroit Three automakers are pushing toward an electrified future, but they’re not yet putting their gas and diesel-powered pickup trucks on the back burner.

Kalea Hall and Henry Payne | The Detroit News
October 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Driverless Car Development Taking Longer Than Anticipated

Autonomous vehicle companies and suppliers have collectively spent around $75 billion developing self-driving technology, with scant sign of meaningful revenue emerging from robocar services.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
October 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Global Freight

CSX Q3 Profit Up 15% as Railroad Hauls 2% More Freight

CSX Corp. delivered 15% more profit in the third quarter as it handled 2% more freight and worked to eliminate the delays shippers have been complaining about for months.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
October 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Take Hawaiian Airlines Stake in Cargo-Hauling Deal

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to take a stake in the parent of Hawaiian Airlines as part of a deal to expand the e-commerce giant’s cargo-hauling operations.

Mary Schlangenstein | Bloomberg News
October 21, 2022
Government, Business, Technology

Michigan to Test Roads With Underground Coils for EV Charging

A Detroit roadway where electric cars and trucks can recharge via a wireless device while traveling or parked is planned as part of a new venture between Michigan and Israeli company Electreon.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Lytx Unveils Safety Solution for Parked Commercial Vehicles

Telematics company Lytx Inc. announced Oct. 21 a new safety solution to detect commercial vehicles parked on highways.

October 21, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Intermodal Shallow Barge Dock Opens in Mississippi

Mississippi officials celebrated a new maritime dock and railroad facility with improved truck access roads at Port Bienville on the Gulf of Mexico’s Intracoastal Waterway.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 20, 2022
Business, Safety, Fuel

New England May Face a Gas Shortage This Winter

New England is at risk of natural gas shortages this winter amid surging global demand that’s driving up U.S. exports, according to the top federal energy regulator.

October 20, 2022