In 2025, drivers prioritized reliable execution and predictable outcomes over short-term incentives, especially regarding their equipment, miles, pay and communication.
March 6, 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.
SK Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Amid Cooling Automaker EV Plans
The news comes as the EV market is at a standstill amid the Trump administration steering federal support away from electrification in favor of a broader agenda supporting the oil and gas industries.
March 6, 2026CK Hutchison Unit Seeks $2 Billion in Panama Ports Dispute
Panama Ports cites the Central American nation's聽鈥渋llegal state takeover鈥 of the Balboa and Cristobal ports, and challenged a Feb. 23 executive decree it said authorized the seizure of its assets.
March 6, 2026Iran War Spurs Scramble for Energy Export Routes Out of Gulf
The escalating war has choked off oil and gas supplies to key customers in Asia and Europe and sent energy prices soaring.
March 6, 2026Stocks Sink After Oil Prices Jump to 2-Year High
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 sugarcoat this report,鈥 said Brian Jacobsen of Annex Wealth Management. 鈥淎 negative payrolls number combined with a big jump in oil prices will have traders worrying about stagflation risks.鈥
March 6, 2026Panama Surprised by Higher Canal Traffic Amid Trade Wars
Canal revenue increased 8%-10% in the first five months of its fiscal year 2026, which started in October, compared to the same period a year earlier. The canal saw a record $5.7 billion in FY 2025.聽
March 6, 2026US Employers Cut a Surprising 92,000 Jobs in February
The job market had been expected to rebound this year from a lackluster 2025 when the economy, buffeted by President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies, generated just 15,000 jobs a month.
March 6, 2026Retail Sales Fell in January on Fewer Vehicle Purchases
The value of retail purchases decreased 0.2% after no change in December, Commerce Department data showed March 6. Excluding car dealers, sales were little changed.
March 6, 2026Maersk Suspends More Container Services on Middle East Risks
Maersk will temporarily halt its FM1 Service, which connects the Far East to the Middle East, and its ME11 Service, which links the Middle East to Europe, according to a聽notice聽to customers on March 6.
March 6, 2026Strait of Hormuz Shipping Is at Near-Total Halt
A review of shipping signals have confirmed only two commercial transits in the past 24 hours, the Joint Maritime Information Center said in a聽note聽on March 6.
March 6, 2026