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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, Top 100

Transportation Management Technologies Reach Inflection Point

A series of trends and technological advancements is driving change with transportation management systems at an unprecedented pace, according to carriers and TMS providers.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
Business, Equipment

SelecTrucks Prepares for Wave of Cascadia Models to Reach Used Market

The used Class 8 sleeper market is showing signs of a rebound, said Mary Aufdemberg, president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 10, 2020
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales in November Slip

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November reached 17,803, down 4% compared with 18,545 a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 10, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Names Liane Randolph for CARB Chair

Gov. Gavin Newsom has named one of California’s utility-company regulators to lead the state agency that fights air pollution and climate change.

J.D. Morris | San Francisco Chronicle
December 10, 2020
Business

Managing Your Fleet’s CSA Scores Through the Pandemic and Beyond

COVID-19, civil unrest and a divisive election all made 2020 a challenging year. These events affected traffic patterns and enforcement activity, having serious consequences for the unprepared. With carrier CSA scores on the line, learn how these trends may affect your scores.

December 10, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Trucking Takes Initial Steps Toward a Zero-Emission Future

Recent advances in electric-­vehicle technology and the broader movement to reduce carbon emissions are creating market conditions that are increasingly favorable for electrification.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
December 10, 2020
Government, Business

White House Weighs Reopening Travel With Europe Despite Spike

The White House has held multiple discussions on reopening travel to the U.S. from the U.K. and other European countries and Brazil, even amid a surge in coronavirus cases, according to people familiar with the matter.

December 10, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Mullen Group Adapts 2021 Business Plan to COVID Expectations

Mullen Group is pursuing a business plan for next year that covers several key goals and budgets based on the coronavirus remaining an issue, the company detailed Dec. 9.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

US Trucking, Logistics Sectors Ready to Mobilize for Vaccine Distribution

For the trucking and logistics industry, the challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution are just beginning. Hundreds of millions of doses will need to be shipped around the world and in the United States, and the process is just now getting underway.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
December 10, 2020
Business, Logistics

Warehouses Lure More Cash Than Offices in Pandemic-Fueled Flip

Warehouses are the hottest corner of commercial real estate — maybe too hot.

John Gittelsohn | Bloomberg News
December 10, 2020