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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Truck Tonnage Rises 3% in February, Signaling Recovery

The freight market experienced a 3% sequential tonnage increase in February as well as its second straight year-over-year gain, furthering optimism it is emerging from its recession.

March 18, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case

Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the company’s remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.

March 17, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

China Partially Renews US Meat Export Permits

China’s government has renewed export registrations for some U.S. meat plants whose eligibility was set to lapse, raising hopes that shipments won’t be disrupted.

March 17, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump’s Trade Team Debates Strategy for New Tariff Rollout

President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator is attempting to inject order into new tariffs expected next month, after previous announcements roiled markets and fueled uncertainty.

March 17, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Wabash to Quadruple Size of TaaS Fleet

Trailer manufacturer Wabash intends to expand the size of its trailers-as-a-service fleet by as much as a factor of four by the end of 2025, an executive told Transport Topics.

March 14, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Steel Buyers Enter Tariff Era as Truck Freight Is Halted

President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs played out across the country as ripples materialized with broad-reaching impacts on automakers, builders and consumers.

March 14, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Greer: Trump’s Trade Agenda Focusing on More US Production

Specific to trade, the agenda directs the U.S. Trade Representative to “chart a new course for any trade agreements to ensure they help raise wages and grow our industrial base.â€

March 13, 2025
Business, Logistics

SalSon Logistics Expands New Jersey, California Operations

SalSon’s plan is to reduce fragmentation through the expansion, the company’s top executive said, and it wants to replicate its full-service model in New Jersey across all operations.

March 13, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

TT Presents Sustainability Pathfinder Awards to IMC, Werner

Transport Topics presented Sustainability Pathfinder awards to IMC Logistics and Werner Enterprises for their exemplary efforts to improve freight efficiency and curb emissions.

March 13, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Platform Science CEO: Connectivity Could Transform Trucking

This increased connectivity, enabled by greater data sharing, may be the next truly transformative shift in the trucking industry, said Jack Kennedy, Platform Science CEO and co-founder.

March 11, 2025