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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.

GovernmentBusiness

China Seeks to Buy US Wheat for First Time in a Year

Wheat futures in Chicago jumped as China seeks its first U.S. shipments of the grain in more than a year, following orders for soybeans last week as part of a trade truce between the two nations.

November 3, 2025
BusinessLogistics

UPS Buys Andlauer for $1.6B, Expanding Health Care Footprint

The acquisition strengthens UPS’ position in health care logistics, where major carriers are racing to build infrastructure for time- and temperature-sensitive shipments.

November 3, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Fullbay’s Heavy Equipment Preventative Maintenance Checklist

A maintenance checklist can help ensure you hit everything necessary during an inspection. While we usually go for electronic checklists, we know some techs are still fans of the printed versions. Check out this downloadable maintenance checklist and give it a whirl!

November 3, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

TFI Q3 Profit Slumps 32% as Uncertainty Crops Volume Levels

Volume at the truckload division is taking a beating from tariffs, canceled infrastructure projects and the recent U.S. federal government shutdown, executives told analysts.

November 3, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Turning Preventative Maintenance Into Competitive Advantage

Think maintenance costs can’t be predicted? Think again. This whitepaper reveals a Ceramex case study where one over-the-road fleet turned unpredictable service intervals into consistent, data-backed performance—and proved that control over cost is possible. Predictability starts here.

November 3, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Tesla Owner Complaints Rise in US Door-Handle Defect Probe

NHTSA opened the defect investigation Sept. 15, citing nine complaints submitted as far back as July 2023. Several parents said they were unable to open the Tesla doors to retrieve a child.

November 3, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous

Robotaxi Firm Pony AI Raises $863M in Hong Kong Listing

The robotaxi firm’s listing has attracted Uber Technologies, which was in talks to invest about $100 million in the share sale, Bloomberg reported. Pony AI went public in the U.S. last year.

November 3, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Cardboard Box Sales Slump, Stoking Lackluster Holiday Fears

U.S. corrugated box shipments fell to the lowest Q3 reading since 2015, maintaining the more measured pace seen in the previous quarter, according to data from the  Fibre Box Association.

November 3, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Suit Claims Faulty Tesla Doors Led to Deaths in Fiery Crash

NHTSA disclosed in September that it’s investigating whether some Tesla doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working and trapped  occupants inside.

November 3, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Hackers, Crime Rings Team Up on Cargo Theft, Report Finds

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said hackers are targeting trucking carriers and freight brokers, seeking to infect their computer networks with tools that provide remote access.

November 3, 2025