Bipartisan legislation seeking to enhance consumer protections in the moving industry was recently approved by a Senate committee.
June 4, 2025Trucking Business News
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.
Senate Panel Advances Moving Industry Freight Fraud Bill
UK Gets Reprieve on Steel Tariff
The U.K.has a new five-week deadline to finalize its trade agreement with the U.S. after President Donald Trump spared the country’s steel and aluminum exports from a doubling of tariffs.
June 4, 2025Hiring Cools to Slowest Pace in Two Years, ADP Data Shows
Hiring decelerated to the slowest pace in two years as sectors including transportation shed jobs, pointing to a weakened demand for workers.
June 4, 2025Trump: China’s Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’
President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was very tough to make a deal with, raising questions about whether a fragile economic truce will hold.
June 4, 2025US and EU Trade Negotiators Discuss Tariffs in Paris
Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses.
June 4, 2025Maverick Raises Pay for Glass Division Drivers
Maverick Transportation increased pay for drivers in its glass over-the-road driving division, the company announced June 2.
June 3, 2025Costco Defies Tariff Shifts With Higher Profit, Lower Prices
Costco posted better-than-expected earnings in its 2025 Q3, a sign that the nation’s largest club chain is flexing its scale and devoted following to navigate tariffs and economic turbulence.
June 3, 2025Two Colleges Launch CDL Training to Open Trucking Careers
A pair of community colleges are offering commercial driver license training in California and Louisiana to introduce students to professional truck driving careers.
June 3, 2025Trump Signs Order Hiking Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%
President Donald Trump signed a directive June 3 formally raising steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% from 25%Â starting June 4.
June 3, 2025Dollar General Posts Record Sales as Shoppers Pinch Pennies
Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores.
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