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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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Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Plans Bankruptcy Filing

Marelli Holdings, the struggling auto parts supplier for Nissan and Stellantis, plans to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to slash its debt burden and restructure.

June 10, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

EV-Carrying Ship Still on Fire Days After Blaze, Images Show

The fire on board the Morning Midas vessel continues to burn, its manager said June 10, after breaking out on June 3 on a deck carrying electric vehicles.

June 10, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Fleetworthy Buys Haul to Add to Safety, Compliance Portfolio

Haul's AI-powered technology focuses on tasks including automated document audits, driver onboarding and scorecarding, plus real-time compliance monitoring.

June 10, 2025
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World Bank Warns 2020s Face Weakest Global Growth Since ’60s

The World Bank on June 10 cut its forecast for global growth this year and warned that the 2020s are on track for the weakest performance for any decade since the first Apollo moon landing.

June 10, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Daimler, Toyota Finalize Plan to Merge Truck Units in 2026

Toyota and Daimler Truck have agreed to finalize a merger of their truck manufacturing subsidiaries, Hino Motors  and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus, under a new holding company by April 2026.

June 10, 2025
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Markets on Edge as China, US Hold Second Day of Trade Talks

The U.S. and China resumed talks into a second day in London, with financial markets on edge as the world’s largest economies try to agree to allow exports of key tech and industrial goods.

June 10, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

CarrierSource Launches Shipper Interest Tracking Tool

A new tool from CarrierSource tracks when shippers are searching for freight capacity or browsing competitors, giving logistics firms a view into buyer behavior as it happens.

June 10, 2025
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Trump Voices Optimism as China Talks Stretch to Day Two

Trade talks between the U.S. and China will continue into a second day, according to an official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

June 9, 2025
Business

What's That? Dispatching

Dispatching refers to the coordination and management of freight shipments among shippers, carriers and drivers.

June 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Senate GOP Prepares New Draft of Trump’s Tax Plan

Senate Republicans intend to propose revised tax and health care provisions to President Donald Trump’s $3 trillion signature economic package, shrugging off criticism by Elon Musk.

June 9, 2025