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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, Technology, Logistics

Truckload Sector Sees Continued Strength in Q4

The truckload sector continued to experience a strong pricing environment during the fourth quarter amid marginal fleet growth.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 18, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Submits Plan for North Miami Beach Tunnel

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is seeking to build an underground loop around North Miami Beach for Tesla vehicles, the latest idea to help address traffic in an ever-growing part of Florida with limited public transportation.

Jonathan Levin | Bloomberg News
February 18, 2022
Business

UPS Puts Forth Black History Month Initiatives

UPS Inc. detailed recent actions it has taken to support and empower Black communities to mark the start of Black History Month.

February 18, 2022
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Kenworth Receives Its Largest Order to Date for BEVs

Kenworth Truck Co. announced it received its largest Kenworth battery-electric vehicle order placed to date. Jack Khudikyan, owner of AJR Trucking and MDB Transportation, ordered 15 Kenworth T680E and 10 Kenworth K270E battery-electric vehicles from Inland Kenworth in Montebello, Calif.

February 18, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Gas, Grocery Price Hikes Spur States to Pursue Tax Relief

Rapidly climbing inflation in the U.S. is accelerating calls from governors and state leaders to provide immediate tax relief to cash-strapped residents facing higher prices on everyday products such as gas, milk and electricity.

February 18, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Redwood Materials Works With California on Used Battery Collection

Redwood Materials announced a used battery collection program for California, with Ford and Volvo as project-launch partners.

Russ Mitchell | Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Navistar, Nauto Announce Distribution Agreement

Nauto, a provider of AI-based vehicle safety technology, and Navistar International Corp. announced a distribution agreement to make Nauto’s predictive-AI vehicle camera system available for new fleet vehicle purchases or as an upgrade for existing fleet vehicles throughout International Truck’s network of nearly 1,000 dealers.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford CEO Jim Farley Explores Ways to Separate EV Business

Ford Motor Co. is looking at ways to separate its electric vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business, hoping to earn the sort of investor respect enjoyed by Tesla Inc. and other pure-play EV makers.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Lion Electric Launches New Financing Division

Lion Electric Co. announced the launch of LionCapital Solutions, a new division dedicated to providing customers with flexible financing options specifically tailored to the medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle market.

February 18, 2022
Business

Q&A: AutoNation CEO Sees Vehicle Prices Moderating This Year

DETROIT — Prices of new and used automobiles are staggeringly high, and that’s partly responsible for strong earnings last year by AutoNation, the country’s largest dealership group.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
February 18, 2022