Many federal operations聽will pause聽and nonessential employees will be furloughed or fired if lawmakers can鈥檛 reach an agreement by the time the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
September 29, 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.
US Tightens Export Controls on Chinese Subsidiaries
A聽long-awaited rule聽published Sept. 29 by the Commerce Department seeks to prevent sanctioned companies from using affiliates to access restricted U.S. goods.聽
September 29, 2025Auto Parts Maker First Brands Files for Bankruptcy
The filing caps weeks of turmoil sparked by creditor concern over the auto supplier鈥檚 use of opaque off-balance sheet financing.
September 29, 2025Perspective: How Trailer Telematics Can Benefit Leasing Firms
For trailer leasing companies, there's an opportunity to generate new revenue streams and make better, data-driven decisions through the use of trailer telematics.
September 29, 2025UP-Norfolk Southern Deal Boosts Rare $1 Trillion M&A Market
Global deal values have topped $1 trillion in a third quarter for only the second time ever, thanks to transactions like the Sept. 29 $55 billion take-private of video game maker Electronic Arts.
September 29, 2025Here鈥檚 What DOT鈥檚 Emergency CDL Ruling Means for Trucking
鈥淭he process for issuing these licenses is absolutely 100% broken," Sean Duffy said. "It has become a threat to public safety and it is a national emergency that requires action right now.鈥
September 29, 2025Insurance Underwriting Gets an Upgrade
Insurance policies聽represent one of the new fields in the trucking industry where artificial intelligence is beginning to have an impact.
September 29, 2025Electric Aircraft Firm Beta Technologies Files for US IPO
The company counts TPG, Amazon.com and General Electric among investors with 5% or greater stakes.
September 29, 2025鈥楽ophisticated鈥 Cargo Thieves Steal Craft Whiskey Worth $1M
Someone in a freight truck showed up at Westland Distillery holding paperwork to pick up a shipment of Westland single malt.聽But the bottles never arrived at their intended destination.
September 29, 2025CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs Abruptly Departs
CSX named Steve Angel as its new CEO as the railroad faces pressure from an activist investor and rising competitive challenges.
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