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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.

Business

Navistar, UAW Set to Resume Talks

Navistar International Corp., the parent of truck maker International Truck and Engine, will resume talks with the United Auto Workers union on Nov. 26, amidst a continuing strike, the Chicago Sun Times reported Thursday.

November 15, 2007
Business

Navistar, UAW Set to Resume Talks

Navistar International Corp., the parent of truck maker International Truck and Engine, will resume talks with the United Auto Workers union on Nov. 26, amidst a continuing strike, the Chicago Sun Times reported Thursday.

November 15, 2007
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Appeals Court Strikes Down CAFE Standards for Light Trucks

A federal appeals court ruled that Department of Transportation failed to take into account the value of reducing carbon emissions in setting the rules for聽2008-2011 model light trucks and sport utility vehicles, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

November 15, 2007
BusinessLogistics

Hub Group Announces $75 Million Stock Buyback

Logistics firm Hub Group, Downer鈥檚 Grove, Ill., said Thursday it聽has authorized a $75 million stock buyback.

November 15, 2007
BusinessGovernment

Philadelphia Factory Index Rises

Manufacturing levels strengthened in the Philadelphia area this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

November 15, 2007
BusinessGovernment

N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Slips

Manufacturing growth in New York state dipped in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.

November 15, 2007
Business

Initial Jobless Claims Rise by 20,000

Initial jobless claims rose by 20,000 last week to 339,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

November 15, 2007
BusinessSafetyGovernment

DOT Transportation Index Slips in September

The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for September fell 1.6% compared with a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

November 14, 2007
BusinessSafety

Opinion: Driver Safety, Retention Challenge Truckers

When I think about driver safety, retention, recruiting and productivity, the actions of four groups come to mind: shippers, receivers, carriers and government. Each plays an integral part in developing efficient truckload capacity in America.

November 14, 2007
BusinessSafetyGovernment

TxDOT Recommends Use of Existing Highways in Trans-Texas Corridor

The Texas Department of Transportation said that existing highways could be incorporated into the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, a planned 4,000 mile superhighway that would incorporate tolling and truck-only lanes.

November 14, 2007