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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, Equipment, Safety

ArvinMeritor Opens Tech Center in India

ArvinMeritor Inc. said it has opened a technical center in Bangalore, India, to provide product development for its axle and brake products.

September 29, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $2.601 in Fourth Straight Decline

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a fourth straight week, dropping 2.1 cents to $2.601 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 28, 2009
Business

FedEx's Smith Says Recovery is “Slow But Certain”

FedEx Corp, Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith said at the company’s annual meeting that economic recovery is “slow but certain,” Bloomberg reported.

September 28, 2009
Government, Fuel, Business, Logistics

Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $2.601 in Fourth Straight Decline

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a fourth straight week, dropping 2.1 cents to $2.601 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 28, 2009
Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics

Retailers, Carriers Team to Clean Ports’ Air

A national retail association and coalition of truckers, shippers, importers and exporters have formed a partnership to improve the air quality in the nation’s ports.

September 28, 2009
Fuel, Business, Safety

ATA Asks Interior to Boost Offshore Oil Leases

In a letter outlining the trucking industry’s critical need for fuel, American Trucking Associations asked the Department of the Interior to approve offshore drilling leases.

September 28, 2009
Business, Safety

Fleets More Satisfied With Truck Engines

Fleet operators said they were incrementally more satisfied with their heavy-duty truck engines compared with a year ago, market research and rankings firm J.D. Power and Associates said.

September 28, 2009
Business, Fuel, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Clean Energy to Acquire BAF

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will buy BAF Technologies, a supplier of natural gas vehicle systems and conversion technology, for $8.3 million.

September 28, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Average Drops 7¢ to $2.52, Lundberg Survey Says

The national average price of gasoline fell 7 cents in the past two weeks to $2.52 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

September 28, 2009
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety

Letters: More on Brokers, Harmonized Sales Tax, Cap and Trade

Over the past 25 years of running a freight brokerage operation, I have seen numerous commentaries in Transport Topics written by disappointed and disgruntled carriers putting down the brokerage industry.

September 28, 2009