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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, Fuel

Hyzon Motors, Raven SR Partner on California Hydrogen Production

Fuel cell technology provider Hyzon Motors Inc. and renewable fuels company Raven SR Inc. announced their first waste-to-green hydrogen production hub.

August 25, 2021
Business, Safety

More Companies, States Requiring Vaccines of Workers

Vaccine mandates are beginning a march across the U.S., constricting the places that people who have shunned the shots can work, shop and play.

August 25, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Jury Issues $1 Billion Verdict Against Two Carriers in Fatal Crash

A Nassau County, Fla., jury on Aug. 20 issued a total of $1 billion in monetary damages against two motor carriers that were declared negligent for their role in a pair of 2017 crashes on the same night and near the same location.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 25, 2021
Business, Equipment

Traton Names New Navistar CEO, CFO; Fills Other Key Posts

Traton SE, whose purchase of Navistar International Corp. closed in July, announced a new CEO and chief financial officer for the American truck maker as it added executives who played key roles in the merger.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 25, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

FHWA Approval Initiates Environmental Assessment for NYC Congestion Pricing Program

The Federal Highway Administration on Sept. 7 is expected to initiate an Environmental Assessment associated with a proposed congestion pricing program for the city of New York.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Bollinger Expands Lineup With Classes 4, 5 EVs

Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park, Mich.-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
August 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EPA Rebuffed Warnings Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak

White House and other administration officials told the Environmental Protection Agency that its industry-backed plan for tightening auto emissions limits was too lax, but the agency rebuffed those warnings and released the proposal with provisions that could lessen its bite.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy | Bloomberg News
August 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Peterbilt Delivers 10 Battery-Electric Trucks to Shippers Transport Express

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the delivery of 10 battery-electric Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the Port of Oakland.

August 25, 2021
Business, Logistics

China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port

The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Aug. 25 following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia.

August 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Marks Milestone for Remanufactured Brake Shoes

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced it produced 10 million units of its remanufactured brake shoes not quite a decade after beginning serial production of the component.

August 25, 2021