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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, Equipment, Safety

Why Fleets Are Turning to Mobile Truck Repairs

Mobile maintenance companies schedule service around a fleet’s hours of operation, as much as possible. The service is designed to eliminate as much downtime as possible.

April 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

NACFE Report: Guidance on a Cleaner, Greener Reefer Fleet

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency's recent report focuses on the increasing availability of cleaner, greener transport refrigeration units.

April 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Smarter Maintenance: How Fleets Are Leveraging AI

Increasingly in fleet maintenance, artificial intelligence has been used to guide technicians on repairs and diagnose problems proactively.

April 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Building Your Maintenance Team One Technician at a Time

A perennial challenge for fleet maintenance operations is finding, recruiting and developing skilled technicians who will keep medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating at peak efficiency.

April 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Going Into the Sunset to Fish

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍør Hogg, the vice president of truck service at TravelCenters of America, announced his retirement during ATA’s 2025 Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting last month.

April 4, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Nissan Halts US Orders for SUVs Built in Mexico

Nissan Motor decided to stop selling a pair of Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs in the U.S. market, in response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on car imports.

April 4, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Brookfield to Buy Colonial Pipeline Owner in $9 Billion Deal

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and its institutional associates agreed to acquire Colonial Enterprises, the operator of the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline, in a $9 billion deal.

April 4, 2025
Government, Business

US Added a Surprising 228,000 Jobs in March

U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.

April 4, 2025
Government, Business

China Hits Back With 34% Tariff on Imports of All US Goods

China announced April 4 that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following the U.S. slate of tariffs.

April 4, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Carmakers Stop Plants, Ponder Prices as Trump’s Tariffs Hit

Just hours after taking effect, President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported cars were already reverberating around the globe.

April 4, 2025