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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, Technology, Government, Logistics

Evans Network to Acquire Drayage, Brokerage Assets

The Evans Network of Companies said it will acquire some assets of Land Transportation and Phoenix Transit and Logistics.

October 14, 2009
Business, Government

Retail Sales Fall 1.5%; Improve Excluding Automobiles

Retail sales fell 1.5% in September, though improved excluding automobiles, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

October 14, 2009
Business, Government

Import Prices Rise 0.1% in September

The price of goods imported to the United States edged up 0.1% in September, marking the fifth increase in six months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

October 14, 2009
Business, Government

Business Inventories Fall in August

Business inventories fell 1.5% in August, the largest drop so far this year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

October 14, 2009
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Third-Quarter Profit Drops 23%

CSX Corp. said its third-quarter earnings fell 23% from the same period last year but the railroad said the worst of the recession is over, the Associated Press reported.

October 14, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Rises 1.8¢ to $2.60 for First Gain in Six Weeks

Diesel fuel’s national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 1.8 cents to $2.60 a gallon, while gasoline increased for the first time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.

October 13, 2009
Business, Equipment

Fleetsource Buys Dover Diesel Service

Fleetsource LLC, which provides products and services to the medium- and heavy-duty truck fleets, said it acquired Dover Diesel Service, one of the largest independent Caterpillar and Cummins service dealers and parts providers in New Jersey.

October 13, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

Foes of I-80 Pa. Tolls Release Study Detailing Costs

A new study released by foes of plans to toll Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania found that tolls would increase the cost of doing business in the region and would likely result in an increase in highway crashes as vehicles divert away from the highway.

October 13, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Two Canadian Provinces to Harmonize Truck Rules

Canada’s Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding to write uniform trucking regulations on everything from weight limits to driver training.

October 13, 2009
Business, Equipment

Accuride Approved for $25 Million Bankruptcy Loan

Accuride Corp. has received approval to immediately borrow up to $25 million on a bankruptcy loan to continue operations, Bloomberg reported.

October 13, 2009