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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

Consumer Confidence Slips in September

U.S. consumer confidence declined in September, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

September 25, 2007
Business, Fuel

Oil Dips Below $80 a Barrel

Crude oil futures fell for a third day as production in the Gulf of Mexico increased following a storm threat, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

September 25, 2007
Business, Logistics

GM Talks Resume; Two Canadian Plants Close

A United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasting longer than a week or two could cost GM billions, and two Canadian plants have been idled as a result of the strike, news services reported Tuesday.

September 25, 2007
Business, Fuel, Equipment

Cummins to Use EGR in 2010 Heavy-Duty Engines

Engine maker Cummins Inc. said its heavy-duty 2010 on-highway engines will use exhaust gas recirculation technology, and will not use selective catalytic reduction or nitrogen oxide aftertreatment.

September 24, 2007
Business

Jackson Stepping Down at DHS

Michael Jackson, deputy secretary at the Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security, will step down from his post Oct. 26, DHS said Monday.

September 24, 2007
Business

UAW Strikes GM Auto Plants

The United Auto Workers called a strike against General Motors Monday in the first nationwide strike against the U.S. auto industry since 1976, the Associated Press reported.

September 24, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

Truck Idling Limits Increasing Nationwide

Truck idling limits in Rhode Island, New Jersey and California are the newest restrictions in a growing list of regional regulations, according to a recent report published by the American Transportation Research Institute.

September 24, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

Volvo’s North American Deliveries Drop

Volvo AB said its heavy truck deliveries for the first eight months of the year fell 4.4% worldwide, while North American deliveries plunged, Bloomberg reported Monday.

September 24, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Supports ATA Motion on Hours-of-Service Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration filed a memorandum with a court in Washington Friday strongly supporting American Trucking Associations’ request that the court’s vacating of provisions of truck driver hours-of-service rules be stayed pending reconsideration by the agency.

September 24, 2007
Business, Government, Logistics

SoCal Ports to Mandate TruckTag Use

PierPass Inc., which operates the off-peak program at Southern California ports, said the container terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will require trucks to be equipped with TruckTags in order to gain access to the terminals, starting Dec. 1.

September 24, 2007