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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, Logistics

EGL Accepts Ceva’s Bid

EGL Inc. said Thursday it had accepted a $2 billion bid to be acquired by the Ceva Group, which is owned by private-equity firm Apollo Management.

May 25, 2007
Business

Aurora Parts & Accessories Names Clarke CEO

Aurora Parts & Accessories, a unit of Aurora Trailer Holdings LLC, said Thursday it has appointed David Clarke chief executive officer.

May 24, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government

Biofuels May Boost Gas Prices, N.Y. Times Says

Continued record high gasoline prices may become a trend, due in part to an expansion in biofuel development, according to some oil executives, the New York Times reported Thursday.

May 24, 2007
Business, Government

Durable Orders Rise for Third Month

Durable goods orders rose for a third straight month in April, gaining 0.6%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

May 24, 2007
Business

Jobless Claims Rise by 15,000

Initial jobless claims rose by 15,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

May 24, 2007
Government, Business

House Passes Bill Targeting Gasoline Price Gouging

The House approved legislation Wednesday that would make gasoline price gouging a federal crime, subjecting companies to as much as $150 million in fines, Bloomberg reported.

May 23, 2007
Fuel, Business

Oil Climbs Despite Inventory Gains

Crude oil rose to near $66 a barrel Wednesday despite a Department of Energy report that showed fuel inventories rose last week, Bloomberg reported.

May 23, 2007
Business, Fuel, Autonomous

CVG to Shutter Seattle Operations

Auto and truck parts supplier Commercial Vehicle Group said Wednesday it will close its Seattle manufacturing facility and transfer operations from there by the end of this year.

May 23, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

Covenant Renames Holding Company

Covenant Transport said Wednesday its stockholders approved a name change to the truckload carrier’s corporation to Covenant Transportation Group Inc.

May 23, 2007
Business, Government

Pa. Trucking Group Says Plan to Lease Turnpike Unpopular

The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association reiterated its opposition to a plan to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, saying that a state report was limited in scope.

May 23, 2007