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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, Equipment, Logistics

Lineage Logistics to Acquire Cold Storage Operation in Denmark

Lineage Logistics, a global temperature-controlled industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) and logistics provider, announced its intention to acquire the cold storage division of Danish company Claus Sorensen Group.

June 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in AI Truck-Driving Startup Plus

Amazon .com Inc. has placed an order for 1,000 autonomous driving systems from self-driving truck technology startup Plus and has acquired the option to buy a stake of as much as 20%, Plus said in a regulatory filing.

June 21, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Shipping Watchdog Urged to Speed Up Pace on Emission Curbs

Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with “lightning speed” to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Volvo, Northvolt Join Forces on European EV Battery Factory

Volvo Car Group and Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB will jointly build an electric car battery factory in the latest move by European manufacturers to localize cell production in the region.

William Wilkes | Bloomberg News
June 21, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Perspective

Perspective: Pivotal Opportunity to Repeal FET

Congress and President Joe Biden are currently focused on improving America’s infrastructure, with a key sticking point being how to pay for the improvements. This debate presents an opportunity for Congress to finally resolve funding for the insolvent Highway Trust Fund by replacing antiquated funding mechanisms — such as the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers — with solutions that are more reflective of today’s transportation landscape.

Steve Bassett | Chairman, American Truck Dealers
June 21, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment

Work Truck Solutions, Morgan Truck Body Launch Portal

Work Truck Solutions, a provider of software as a service, and Morgan Truck Body announced an online portal for finding Morgan-equipped commercial dry freight, refrigerated, platform and dump truck bodies.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Hyliion Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

Electrified powertrain company Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution.

June 18, 2021
Business, Top 100

Interactive Map: Where the 2021 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Are in North America

Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.

June 18, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

About Us: 2021 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

This annual publication ranks companies based on annual revenue and includes a listing of operating units and description of services, names of top executives and type of ownership, plus data on the number of employees and equipment.

June 18, 2021
Business, Fuel, Top 100

US Trucking Boom Contributes to Rising Demand for Diesel

For a look at how dramatically U.S. oil consumption is roaring back, consider this: Bennie Baucham, a trucker for four decades, hasn’t been this busy in years.

Jeffrey Bair | Bloomberg News
June 18, 2021