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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.

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Transtex Launches Edge Cabflex Aerodynamic Cab Extender

Transtex has launched a flexible aerodynamic cab extender fairing designed to reduce trucking fleets’ operating costs by improving durability and enhancing fuel efficiency.

October 28, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Hopeful Economic Signs Dim, ATA’s Costello Says

American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello warns that businesses remain hamstrung by trade policy uncertainty, and said the true impact of tariffs has barely been felt.

October 28, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous

Uber to Invest in Hong Kong Listings of Pony AI, WeRide

Uber invested in the U.S. IPOs of both Pony AI and WeRide, and the new investments reported by Bloomberg would deepen ties with the Chinese robotaxi firms.

October 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

SuperTruck 2 Might Be DOE’s Final Concept Fleet

With funding for DOE's SuperTruck program apparently halted, the concept trucks developed during SuperTruck 2 may stand as the final fully realized concept trucks the program produced.

October 28, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Vigilance Key for Fleets as Cybersecurity Threats Evolve

"There are a lot of these little things we take for granted — that’s what attackers prey on," Isaac Instruments' Joe Russo said during a cybersecurity panel discussion at MCE 2025.

October 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

ATA’s Spear Hails Rollback of EV Mandates, Other Trucking Wins

ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the federation's active role in this year’s regulatory changes, including in a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last summer.

October 27, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

AI Only In-Cab Monitoring Needs a Hand From Humans

The latest weapon in the fight to keep America’s truck drivers safe — and carriers’ legal fees down — is real-time video footage and risks monitored by artificial intelligence.

October 27, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Launches 13th LEAD ATA Leadership Class

The yearlong initiative will prepare the rising leaders for advanced roles in the trucking industry through coursework, advocacy engagement and networking with senior executives.

October 27, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Amazon to Lay Off 30,000 as Cost Pressures Mount

CEO Andy Jassy previously signaled that Amazon’s workforce would get smaller as the company increases its use of artificial intelligence to complete tasks normally handled by people. 

October 27, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Grote Unveils Roadside and Rear-End Collision Technologies

Grote Industries debuted two services designed to address roadside and rear-end collision risks with digital and lighting alerts, the company announced Oct. 26 at MCE 2025.

October 27, 2025