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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 Pledges Crackdown on Illicit Exports of Rare Earths

China’s state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earth minerals that it says threaten national security.

July 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Chevron Gets Approval for $53 Billion Acquisition of Hess

Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade.

July 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Battery Material Maker Stocks Jump as US Eyes 93% China Duty

Battery material makers’ stocks climbed as the U.S. set to impose preliminary antidumping duties of 93.5% on graphite imports from China.

July 18, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Union Pacific Said to Be Exploring Deal for Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific is exploring an acquisition of Norfolk Southern, setting up what could rank as the largest railroad deal ever, according to people familiar with the matter.

July 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Settles Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway

Tesla settled a lawsuit over a driver’s death in 2019 when the Autopilot system in his Model 3 allegedly failed to avoid a collision with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway.

July 17, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Sales in June Increase for First Time in 2025

Mack Trucks North America President Jonathan Randall says June’s Class 8 sales results reflect the resilience of customer demand.

July 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain

Derek Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, is recognized as an authority on commercial vehicle safety.

July 17, 2025
BusinessTechnology

How Command Centers Reshape Freight Visibility

Program Aired: July 17, 2 p.m. ET Ann Marie Jonkman, vice president of global industry strategies for Blue Yonder, joins TT's Seth Clevenger for a special one-on-one conversation to discuss how she guides transportation companies through digital transformations and how you can lead your business through supply chain uncertainty. 

July 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US to Impose 93.5% Tariff on Graphite From China

The Commerce Department imposed preliminary antidumping duties of 93.5% on Chinese imports of graphite, a key battery component.

July 17, 2025
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi

Waymo, through its partnership with Uber, is more than doubling its service territory in Austin as the driverless taxi firm looks to fend off competition from Tesla.

July 17, 2025