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BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

WWEX Sale Gives Thoma Bravo Path to New Logistics Platform

Thoma Bravo agreed to a deal to acquire third-party logistics provider WWEX Group 鈥 a TT Top 100 logistics company 鈥 and merge it with an existing portfolio company.

March 3, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Driving the Future of Fleet Maintenance with TMC鈥檚 Robert Braswell

From basic diagnostics for commercial vehicles to understanding automated driving systems, ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council often takes a lead role in providing guidance on equipment and maintenance for an ever-changing industry.聽聽

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Trump Warns Spain of Trade Halt After Base Access Dispute

鈥淪pain has absolutely nothing that we need other than great people,鈥 President Trump said. 鈥淭hey have great people, but they don鈥檛 have great leadership.鈥

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Federal Judge Backs MTA in New York Congestion Toll Case

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman found March 3 that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy鈥檚 move to end the program was 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious.鈥

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Canada Plans $2.6B to Spur Critical Minerals Projects

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson gave further details on the package March 3, including C$44 million for upgrades to the Northwest Transmission Line in northern British Columbia.

March 3, 2026
BusinessPrivateTop 100

Medline Shareholders Seek $3.4 Billion Stake Sale

Shareholders including Blackstone, Carlyle Group, Hellman & Friedman and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority are offering the shares, according to a filing the morning of March 3.

March 3, 2026
BusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 50

Kuehne + Nagel to Cut 2,000 Jobs as War Pressures Markets

The conflict in the Middle East creates additional unknowns. 鈥淭he whole issue of supply chain reliability will become more important,鈥 CEO Stefan Paul told journalists on March 3.

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Trump Team Holds Oil Reserve Despite Price Spike

A decision to tap the Energy Department鈥檚 Strategic Petroleum Reserve could help stanch price spikes, at least temporarily. The reserve currently holds about 415 million barrels.

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

LNG Tanker Offers Jump 100% to $200,000 After Qatar Halt

Shipowners and brokers are demanding more than $200,000 a day for LNG tankers in the Atlantic Basin, roughly double what they were commanding less than a day earlier, according to sources.

March 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Crude Spike Prompts Producers to Secure Future Prices

Oil producers jumped on a chance to lock in prices for future sales as the crude market soared, opening a window that had been scarce before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on OPEC member Iran.聽

March 3, 2026

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