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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, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Launches Digital Marketplace for Bulk Shippers

Schneider National launched a new digital marketplace that aims to give bulk shippers more flexibility and visibility, the carrier announced Aug. 4.

August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics

LTL Carrier Yellow Reports Strong Q2 Earnings

Leaders with less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. are touting the company’s fifth successive quarter of financial improvement and strong second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Allison Cites Resilient Demand in Q2 Revenue Gain

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported gains in net income and revenue in the second quarter as demand continued.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Orange EV Secures $35 Million From Outside Investor

Yard truck maker Orange EV announced Aug. 4 that it has secured $35 million from S2G Ventures — its first large outside investor.

Akshat Rathi | Bloomberg News
August 4, 2022
Business, Private

Walmart Cuts 200 Corporate Jobs as Costs, Inventory Sap Profit

Walmart Inc. is eliminating about 200 corporate jobs as it contends with rising costs, bloated inventories and weakening demand for general merchandise.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
August 3, 2022
Government, Business

FMCSA Awards Educational Funds for Veterans, Others to Get CDLs

To help veterans, spouses and active duty military members gain truck driving jobs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded $3.1 million in grants to 19 community colleges and truck driving schools throughout the country.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

TA Reports Strong Q2 Net Income, Revenue

TravelCenters of America Inc. reported second-quarter net income more than doubled and revenue soared amid favorable fuel purchasing conditions.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 3, 2022
Business

Alabama Trucking Legend Buddy Moore Dies at 88

Former Alabama Trucking Association chairman and state industry leader E.H. “Buddy” Moore Jr. died July 25.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 3, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Boosts Oil Output by Slower Pace Than Previous Months

The OPEC oil cartel and its allies decided Aug. 3 to boost production in September by a much slower pace than in previous months at a time of high gasoline prices and unstable energy supplies exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Cathy Bussewitz | Associated Press
August 3, 2022
Business, Equipment

Dana Q2 Net Income Drops, Revenue Rises

Dana Inc. reported net income dropped and revenue increased in Q2 amid a host of persistent industry challenges.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 3, 2022