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

Navistar to Release Financials Soon

Navistar International Corp. said it will file financial results for the 2005 fiscal year within four months.

June 4, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

California Company Loses Hazmat License

June 4, 2007
Business

Iteris Reports Higher 4Q Profit

June 4, 2007
Business, Safety

Truck-Crash Deaths Drop, DOT Says

Fatalities in large-truck-involved crashes fell an estimated 3.7% in 2006 to 5,018, the lowest number of deaths since 2002.

June 4, 2007
Business, Logistics, Government

U.S. Truck Freight Falls

U.S. truck tonnage in the United States declined again in April — the ninth downturn in the past 10 months — showing the effects of a national economy in flux.

June 4, 2007
Business

Technology Raises Cost of Remade Engines

The low-cost replacement engine market may be changing.

June 4, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Bush OKs Delay to Mexican-Trucks Plan

President Bush last week signed legislation effectively stalling a pilot program aimed at permitting trucks from Mexico to deliver goods in the United States.

June 4, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

NAFTA Surface Trade Hits Record

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 2.3% higher in March than in a year ago and reached the highest monthly level ever recorded, the Department of Transportation said.

June 1, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

ISM Factory Index Gains in May

The Institute for Supply Management’s May manufacturing index rose as new orders rose, ISM said Tuesday.

June 1, 2007
Business, Government

Consumer Sentiment Rises in May

U.S. consumer confidence rose in May from an eight-month low the previous month, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

June 1, 2007