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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.

BusinessLogistics

CSX Profit Falls 22%, but Investors Look Forward

CEO Steve Angel, without promising a merger, said he would consider any opportunities that make sense for shareholders. He聽vowed to focus on making CSX the best-performing railroad.

October 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

US to Ease Tariffs on Auto Industry

The Commerce Department is slated to announce a five-year extension for an arrangement that allows automakers to reduce what they pay in tariffs on imported car parts.

October 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Volvo Projects Weakness in North American Truck Market

The manufacturer on Oct. 17 projected declining North American truck registrations for 2026, with CEO Martin Lundstedt citing rising uncertainty tied to President Trump鈥檚 planned duties.

October 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Carney Links Stellantis Factory Future to USMCA Outcome

Stellantis declined to comment on conversations with the government. It has confirmed it鈥檚 adding a third shift at an Ontario facility and described Canada as 鈥渧ery important鈥 to its plans.

October 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Deficit Dips to $1.78 Trillion as Tariff Revenue Soars

The deficit for the fiscal year was $1.78 trillion, down from $1.82 trillion in 2024, a drop of 2%, according to figures released by the Treasury Department Oct. 16.

October 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

States Targeted by DOT Respond to Non-Domiciled CDL Freeze

An FMCSA audit recently found compliance issues in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington. South Dakota was first to acknowledge them.

October 16, 2025
BusinessLogistics

J.B. Hunt Q3 Profit Jumps 12.3%, Beats Analyst Expectations

Companywide cost-cutting initiatives are having an effect, the company said of its third-quarter earnings report released after the market closed Oct. 15.

October 16, 2025
BusinessEquipment

September Class 8 Truck Sales Fall 25% From Year-Ago Period

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.

October 16, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Pauses Battery Material Plans in Canada on EV Pullback

GM agreed in 2022 to聽buy nickel supplies聽from Brazilian miner Vale as part of a strategy to build up its battery supply chain for EVs, but the pause has meant cancellation of the project.聽

October 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

US Seeks Independent Bankruptcy Probe of First Brands Crash

First Brands has admitted it can鈥檛 find $2.3 billion related to off-balance sheet financing deals.聽Lawyers for the U.S. Trustee聽 asked a judge to move up a hearing on the request to Oct. 29.

October 16, 2025