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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

Safety: DOT’s Oral-Fluid Drug Testing Raises Concerns

Oral-fluid drug testing for marijuana has a shorter detection window, up to 72 hours after use, which could increase marijuana use among truckers, experts say. Story by Eric Miller.   

March 31, 2025
Government, Business

Trump to Unveil ‘Country-Based’ Tariffs April 2

President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on April 2 during an event in the White House Rose Garden, his top spokesperson said.

March 31, 2025
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Westport Trims Q4 Loss, Renews Heavy-Duty Truck Focus

Westport Fuel Systems posted declines in Q4 and full-year net income as the equipment maker advanced its joint venture with Volvo Group and announced the sale of its light-duty business.

March 31, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Perspective

Perspective: The Split Personalities of Musk and Tesla

The publicly espoused viewpoints of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his own company regarding electric vehicles appear to be at odds.

March 31, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Isuzu to Launch Classes 6-7 Battery-Electric Trucks in 2027

Truck maker Isuzu will launch a battery-electric version of its Class 6 and Class 7 F-series medium-duty trucks in 2027, rather than 2026 as initially expected.

March 31, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Northvolt Cuts Workforce to 1,700 as Part of Bankruptcy

Bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB will continue to operate in Sweden with a staff of 1,700 while its remaining employees will be laid off.

March 31, 2025
Business, Equipment

Volvo Car Brings Back Samuelsson as CEO to Steer Turnaround

Volvo Car AB tapped its longtime CEO Hakan Samuelsson to retake the helm as the Swedish automaker tries to navigate its way out of a malaise worsened by looming U.S. tariffs.

March 31, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Car Shoppers Race to Beat Tariff Price Increases

Edmunds projects Q1 car sales totaling 3.8 million vehicles, the strongest start to the year since 2021. Promised U.S. tariffs could jack up sticker prices once inventories are depleted.

March 31, 2025
Business, Equipment

VTNA to Lay Off Up to 350 Employees at Virginia Plant

As many as 350 staff will be laid off in early April at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., a Volvo Group representative told Transport Topics.

March 28, 2025
Government, Business

Trump, Carney Talk, Plan Meeting After Canada’s Election

President Donald Trump said he spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and that the two would meet after Canada’s election, amid an intensifying tariff war between the allies.

March 28, 2025