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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

States Prepare EV Charging Plans Ahead of Aug. 1 Deadline

With an Aug. 1 deadline looming, states are finalizing their electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drone Prototypes

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing subsidiary has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Envoy Lyons Faces Logistics, Labor Challenges

The new federal port envoy said he is “very optimistic” about the progress being made to unkink the nation’s seaports and supply chain.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Regulators Still Mum on Details of Final Hair Testing Rule

A highly anticipated federal rulemaking that would permit carriers to drug test drivers using hair samples continues to slog its way through the regulatory process, nearly six years after it was mandated by Congress and two years since it was first formally proposed.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Autopilot Chief Karpathy to Depart

Andrej Karpathy, Tesla Inc.’s top artificial intelligence executive and the director of its Autopilot self-driving system, is planning to depart the automaker.

Mark Gurman and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
July 13, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

White House Won’t Yet Step Into Rail, Port Talks

The White House is monitoring labor talks in the logistics industry as unions representing 115,000 rail workers and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers negotiate fresh contracts, but won’t get directly involved in either bargaining process now, its supply chain envoy said.

July 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, Breaking News

June Class 8 Sales Highest of the Year

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June were the highest of the year and improved 12.7% compared with the previous June, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Arizona Congressman Joins Nikola for EV Showcase at Capitol

WASHINGTON — Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) joined Phoenix-based truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. to showcase two electric trucks near the U.S. Capitol Building.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 13, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Gasoline Demand Dips Below 2020 Level

Expensive gasoline is keeping more U.S. drivers off the road than the COVID-19 pandemic did at this time two years ago.

Chunzi Xu | Bloomberg News
July 13, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Truckers Protest AB 5 Law at Three California Ports

Truckers servicing the California port gateways of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland staged protests July 13 as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another potential choke point in stressed U.S. supply chains.

July 13, 2022