Tokyo asked President Donald Trump to exclude Japanese companies from his fresh tariffs on steel and aluminum.
February 12, 2025Trucking 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.
AI, Shifting Supply Chains Dominate Discussion at Manifest
Exhibitors and speakers at the annual event presented innovations and shared strategies aimed at helping transportation companies adapt to a changing business environment.
February 12, 2025Trump Readies Matching Tariffs on Trade Partners
President Donald Trump plans to sign an order as soon as Feb. 12 that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries.
February 12, 2025Inflation Rose 3% in January on Sticky Price Pressures
Inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gas, and used cars rose, a trend that will likely underscore the Federal Reserve鈥檚 resolve to delay any further interest rate cuts.
February 12, 2025ATRI: I-95 in Fort Lee, N.J., Still Worst Truck Bottleneck
ATRI's analysis, based on an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods, along with data from trucking operations.
February 12, 2025What Is Driver Turnover?
Curious about high driver turnover in trucking? This short video breaks down why it happens, current turnover rates, and what carriers can do to improve retention.
February 11, 2025Ohio鈥檚 EV Charger Expansion Stalls After Federal Freeze
It鈥檚 now unclear whether Ohio will build any more of the federally funded charging stations, as President Donald Trump鈥檚 team has directed all states to halt new spending of the money.
February 11, 2025Wisconsin Grants $100 Million for Ag, Forestry Road Repairs
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has awarded $100 million to the state transportation department to spend on 55 projects repairing rural roads to better move agricultural and forestry products.
February 11, 2025Powell Signals No Rush to Cut Interest Rates Further
鈥淲e know that reducing policy restraint too fast or too much could hinder progress on inflation,鈥 Powell said in prepared testimony for the Senate Banking Committee.
February 11, 2025GM and Ford Lobby to Save EV Tax Incentives
Among the options being floated if the Trump administration moves to strike EV incentives is a three-year wind down to allow more time for the companies to adjust their businesses.
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