Business

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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

Jobless Claims Fall 10,000 for Week

Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

March 29, 2007
Business, Technology, Safety

Companies Turn to Tracking Technology for Cargo Security

 

Beth Rogers | Special to Transport Topics
March 28, 2007
Business

Allied Gains Court Approval for $315 Million Bankruptcy Loan

A bankruptcy court approved auto hauler Allied Holdings' motion to borrow as much as $315 million to help exit from bankruptcy, Bloomberg reported.

March 28, 2007
Business, Government, Autonomous

Letters to the Editor: Opening the Border

This Mexican truck program is contrary to everything the United States should be doing.

March 28, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

Safety & Security Briefs — March 22 - March 28

March 28, 2007
Business, Government, Fuel, Autonomous

Crude Oil Prices Continue to Rise, Topping $64 a Barrel

Crude oil futures rose to more than $64 a barrel in early trading Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the seventh straight trading day of increases, Bloomberg reported.

March 28, 2007
Business, Government, Safety

Ambassador Bridge Plans to Be Reviewed by Michigan DOT

The owner of the bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, has applied for $1 billion in U.S. bonds to help pay for a new twin span, and the state agency that will help make that decision is a chief competitor in building a new bridge, the Detroit News reported.

March 28, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Security & Safety Briefs

Con-way Exec Named to FMCSA Safety Committee • Ford Recalls Medium-Duty Trucks • Ontario Trucking Sets Plan to Recover Stolen Cargo

March 28, 2007
Business

UAW Chief Says Union May Strike at Delphi

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday the union may strike struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. if the company continues with plans to void its labor contracts in court, the Associated Press reported.

March 28, 2007