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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

Rep. DeFazio Cites Concerns on Mexican Truck Program

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to address serious concerns about the safety of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads and the potential loss of American jobs related to the cross-border trucking program with Mexico.

April 18, 2011
Government, Business

Richard Ryan Named Truck Dealer of the Year

Richard Ryan, a South Carolina-based truck dealer, was named Truck Dealer of the Year by the American Truck Dealers this weekend in Phoenix.

April 18, 2011
Business

N.J. May Allow Big Rigs on Entire Garden State Parkway

New Jersey state transportation officials are considering whether to allow heavy trucks to travel on the entire Garden State Parkway, rather than just the portion allowed now, the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press reported.

April 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety

Letters: Hiring Veterans, EOBRs for Mexico

Thank you for your March 21 cover story, Vets Make Valuable Employees, Several Motor Carriers Report. There is no greater testament to the value that our military veterans bring to our industry than from those carriers with firsthand experience attracting, hiring and supporting them as they develop careers in transportation.

April 18, 2011
Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

An HOS Rule That Works

The truck-involved fatality rate on the nations highways has hit a new low in the latest data provided by the Department of Transportation.

April 18, 2011
Business

Class 8 Sales Soar in March to Highest Total in Four Years

Class 8 retail truck sales in the United States soared 44.2% in March from a year earlier to the highest level in nearly four years, with all original equipment manufacturers posting volume gains of at least 10%.

April 18, 2011
Business, Safety

Highway Fatality Rate Falls Again

The rate at which fatalities occurred in highway accidents involving large trucks dropped to the lowest level on record, falling 14.1% in 2009 from the previous year, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation data by American Trucking Associations.

April 18, 2011
Business

Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Rises as Fleets Grow to Meet Freight Demand

Truck-driver turnover rose from historic lows during the fourth quarter of 2010, and is likely to rise further this year as fleets seek more drivers to meet growing freight demand, American Trucking Associations reported last week.

April 18, 2011
Business

New Wave of Used Heavy-Duty Trucks Expected, But Trade-ins Likely to Come With More Miles

The U.S. used Class 8 market, beset by a widespread scarcity of low-mileage vehicles and spiraling prices, is expected to receive a huge infusion of fresh supply, according to industry executives and analysts.

April 18, 2011
Business, Fuel

LNG Supporters Eye Expansion to Create National Network

The first extended network of natural gas filling stations could be running in a few years, the head of the nations largest natural-gas fuel distributor said April 13.

April 18, 2011