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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, Equipment

Hyundai Translead Launches HT LinkSense

CLEVELAND — Trailer maker Hyundai Translead unveiled a smart trailer system called HT LinkSense, which is intended to provide connectivity for all sensor and telematics providers.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Probe Leads NHTSA to Request Documents From 12 Carmakers

The top U.S. auto safety regulator sent letters to 12 automakers as part of its investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system and a dozen collisions at crash scenes involving first-responder vehicles.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
September 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Thinking About Shifting to Electric Trucks? Start Planning, Panelists Say

CLEVELAND — Fleets looking to incorporate electric trucks into their fleets should plan thoroughly and well in advance, according to experts assembled at the American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
September 14, 2021
Business, Logistics

Kroger, Instacart Target 30-Minute Grocery Delivery

Kroger Co. and Instacart unveiled a new home-delivery service in which the companies will drop off food and household staples in as little as 30 minutes.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls for a Shift in Safety Focus

U.S. highways could be as safe as the nation’s skies if road transportation embraced the “safe system approach” that helps the aviation industry annually report zero fatalities, the new National Transportation Safety Board leader said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2021
Business, Safety, Logistics

Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls

Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by another disruptive force: Mother Nature.

Ann Koh and K. Oanh Ha | Bloomberg News
September 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Traxen Calls iQ-Cruise ‘Bridge to Autonomy’

CLEVELAND — For trucking technology company Traxen Inc., the combination of artificial intelligence and adaptive cruise control is “the bridge to autonomy.”

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

ATA President Chris Spear Optimistic About Infrastructure Bill

CLEVELAND — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear expressed optimism that the sweeping infrastructure package circulating on Capitol Hill will win approval, and praised the trucking industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
September 14, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

IANA 2021: Massive Imbalances Plague Intermodal Industry

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Global trade patterns distorted by the COVID-19 pandemic have thrown the intermodal shipping industry out of whack, creating massive imbalances in shipping containers, intermodal chassis and drayage drivers.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
September 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Orange EV to Launch Electric Yard Truck for Ports

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After targeting warehouses and distribution centers with its electric yard truck, Orange EV has its eyes on the nation’s ports.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
September 14, 2021