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.
Air Cargo Shipments Dip 0.6%
Air cargo shipments inched up 0.6% in February, the Air Transport Association said late Monday.
April 3, 2007Opinion: Accidents Happen: Prepare Your Drivers
April 3, 2007
Freightliner to Redesign Trucks in Response to EPA 2010 Rules
Supreme Court Calls for Review of Greenhouse Gas Rules
The Supreme Court Monday ordered the federal government to take a new look at regulating carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles, in a rebuke to the Bush administration’s policy on global warming, the Associated Press reported.
April 2, 2007ISM Manufacturing Index Declines in March
The Institute for Supply Management’s March manufacturing index slowed and costs rose to the highest since August, ISM said Monday.
April 2, 2007Editorial: Preparing for 2010
Technology Briefs — March 27 - April 2
UTi Worldwide’s 4Q, Full-Year Income Rise
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide's fourth-quarter net income rose to $23.6 million or 24 cents a share, from $9.7 million or 10 cents a year earlier.
April 2, 2007Teamsters Strike at W. Va. Cummins Plant
Forty-three employees of a distributor for diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. went on strike Sunday at a plant in South Charleston, W.Va., the Associated Press reported.
April 2, 2007EPA Issues SCR Guidelines
The U.S. EPA said last week that diesel engine manufacturers who want to use selective catalytic reduction to meet EPA’s 2010 emission rules must supply the urea SCR requires and prove it will be available to truck drivers using those engines.