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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, Logistics

Maersk Loses 750 Containers as Seas Hammer L.A.-Bound Ship

One of AP Moller-Maersk’s containerships carrying goods from China to the U.S. lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean during bad weather.

Ann Koh | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

SPAC Boom Propels EV Makers to Public Markets

Until June last year, Tesla Inc. was the only dedicated electric carmaker based in the U.S. on the stock market. Then special purpose acquisition companies took over Wall Street.

Ed Ludlow and Crystal Tse | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Oregon DOT Surveys Drivers Ahead of Local Road Usage Pilot

The Oregon Department of Transportation is in the process of determining whether interested Portland-area drivers are eligible to participate in a road usage pilot program.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla’s Autopilot Won’t Achieve Full Autonomy, Waymo CEO Says

Tesla Inc. has taken a misguided approach to developing fully autonomous cars and its “full self-driving” system will fail to live up to its billing, the head of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo told a German business magazine.

William Wilkes | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Mack Enhances Axle Warranties on Model Year 2022 Trucks

Mack Trucks announced it extended the time and mileage coverage for its standard Mack axle warranties on model year 2022 vehicles.

January 22, 2021
Business, Equipment

Conway Beam Expands Dealership in Western New York

Truck dealership Conway Beam Truck Group announced it invested $16.2 million with the opening of a new 75,000-square-foot location in West Seneca, N.Y.

January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Lightning eMotors Expands Manufacturing Footprint

Lightning eMotors, a provider of electric powertrains for a range of commercial vehicles, announced it is adding 107,000 square feet to the footprint of its headquarters in Loveland, Colo.

January 22, 2021
Business, Fuel

Oil Slips With Global Viral Resurgence Highlighting Demand Risks

Oil ended a choppy session lower with worsening global coronavirus outbreaks accentuating concerns over a demand rebound.

January 21, 2021
Government, Business

Safety, Infrastructure Top Buttigieg’s Agenda at Senate Hearing

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation pointed to the importance of safely moving people and goods and the new administration’s goal of modernizing the nation’s mobility networks as key areas of focus for him during his Jan. 21 Senate nomination hearing.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Mania Propels Record Legacy Automaker Gains in 2021

Investors are rewarding U.S. automakers as they embrace electric vehicles to boost growth amid a burgeoning demand for environment-friendly cars.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
January 21, 2021