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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

New IANA CEO Anne Reinke Aims to Lift Intermodal

New Intermodal Association of North America CEO Anne Reinke wants to elevate the industry’s profile and Capitol Hill presence. But before she makes any moves, she’s going to learn the ropes.

January 2, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Dockworker Talks to Resume Jan. 7 as Port Strike Looms

Facing a mid-January deadline to reach a deal, the planned talks are a welcome sign for shippers bracing for a labor disruption that would shut every major port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.

January 2, 2025
Business, Fuel

2025 Comdata Averages

2025 Diesel prices for Comdata are based on seven–day cash card transactions from more than 6,500 truck stops.

January 1, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Tesla Semi Crash, Fire Mark NTSB’s First EV Truck Case

In its first accident probe of an electric-battery heavy truck, NTSB is examining the Aug. 19 crash of a 2024 Tesla Semi that burned to the ground after it veered off the road and struck a tree.

December 30, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Value-Seekers Drove 2024's Retail Trends and Dead Ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

December 30, 2024
Government, Business

Trump Backs Johnson With ‘Total Endorsement’ Before Key Vote

Mike Johnson has faced criticism from ultraconservative lawmakers after backing a temporary spending deal that failed to include Donald Trump’s demands for lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.

December 30, 2024
Government, Business

Yellen Urges Swift Action as Debt Ceiling Looms

The department has in the past deployed what are known as “extraordinary measures” or accounting maneuvers to keep the government operating.

December 30, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

US Natural Gas Prices Surge 20% on Colder Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures soared as the weather outlook for January shifted colder, raising demand prospects for the fuel used in heating and power generation.

December 30, 2024
Government, Business

US Economy Defies Odds Despite Election-Year Challenges

Despite uncertainty around a presidential election, elevated interest rates and a cooling labor market, economic growth remained solid in 2024.

December 30, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Canadian Leaders Meet Trump Team on Border, Tariff Issues

This is the second high-level Canadian mission to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in the past month, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the incoming leader at the end of November.

December 30, 2024