FedEx remains on track with the planned spinoff of its freight division into a new publicly traded company, executives said while discussing Q3 results.
March 23, 2026Trucking Business News
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.
Truck Parking Developer Outpost Adds 5 Locations
The company鈥檚 first property in the northeastern U.S. is in Newark, N.J. Four more properties were added in Miami and California, Outpost said March 19.
March 23, 2026Rep. Latta Leads the Charge for Autonomous Vehicle Framework
Rep. Bob Latta has pushed for a national AV policy for about a decade, decrying today鈥檚 state鈥慴y鈥憇tate regulatory patchwork.
March 23, 2026US Envoy Says EU Faces Higher Tariffs if Trade Deal Fails
Andrew Puzder鈥檚 remarks come as the full European Parliament prepares for a vote March 26 on the EU-U.S. trade deal negotiated last year.
March 23, 2026Toyota to Invest Further $1B to Boost Output at US Plants
Toyota聽will plow $800 million into its factory in Georgetown, Ky., and $200 million for its Princeton, Ind., facility.
March 23, 2026Oil Prices Ease as Trump Says Iran Is in Talks With US
Relief is ripping through financial markets after聽President Donald Trump聽said the聽U.S. has talked with Iran聽about a possible end to聽their war.
March 23, 2026Wing Drones to Start Silicon Valley Deliveries This Year
This is the first time that consumers in the company鈥檚 home market will be able to try out the technology.
March 23, 2026Averitt Boosts LTL Network as Freight Market Upturn Beckons
Averitt Express is expanding its core less-than-truckload business to get ahead of what it sees as an emerging upturn in the freight market.
March 23, 2026'China Speed' Is the Global Auto Industry's New Benchmark
Global automakers' new yardstick is defined by rapid-fire development cycles, software-first design and relentless cost compression born of China鈥檚 EV boom.
March 23, 2026IEA Says Iran War a 'Major, Major Threat' to Global Economy
Fatih Birol said at Australia鈥檚 National Press Club that the war has had a worse impact on oil than the two oil shocks of the 1970s combined.
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