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.
Bolloré Logistics Canada Launches Its First 100% Electric Truck
Bolloré Logistics Canada has launched its first fully electric truck for local deliveries in Montreal, the company announced May 31.
June 9, 2022Nikola Approved for Truck Voucher Incentive Program in New York
Truck maker Nikola Corp. announced that its Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle is eligible for the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program.
June 9, 202213 Steps to Get Drivers Onboard with In-Cab Cameras
Program Aired: June 9, 2022. Are you waiting to install fleet safety cameras because of driver push back? Titan Freight implemented cameras and reduced distracted driving by 96% while losing 0 drivers. And they aren’t the only fleet who has pulled this off. How?
June 9, 2022NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Teslas Running Into Emergency Vehicles
DETROIT — A U.S. investigation into Teslas operating on partially automated driving systems that have crashed into parked emergency vehicles has moved a step closer to a recall.
Biden Pushes to Lower Ocean Shipping Costs
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden launched a renewed push June 9 to reduce the costs of shipping goods across oceans, a major challenge for retailers that the White House said has pushed up prices as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Missouri Groups Team to Spur Improvements on Interstate 70
Groups in Kansas City and St. Louis are bringing industry and state transportation leaders together to accelerate funds to improve Interstate 70’s freight corridor in Missouri and beyond.
House Transportation Leaders Call for Truck Parking Funding
The leaders of the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the nation’s top transportation officer to increase resources for the expansion of parking facilities for truck drivers.
De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports May Take Months
Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers still are stranded in the region after Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations agency responsible for shipping safety.
FHWA Releases Uniform Guidelines for EV Charging Stations
The Federal Highway Administration on June 9 released the blueprint for states to follow to develop the 500,000 charging stations that are key to the Biden administration’s goal of switching Americans from gasoline- to electric-powered vehicles.
Natural Gas Prices Slump After Fire at Texas LNG Terminal
U.S. natural gas prices tumbled after a fire broke out at a Texas export terminal, threatening to leave supplies of the fuel stranded in shale basins despite surging overseas demand.