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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.

BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Volvo VNL Offers Restful Night, On-Road Performance

Volvo hosted a roughly 100-mile five-truck ride-along convoy to showcase the truck鈥檚 on-road performance and interior amenities.

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Says Tariff Revenue Will Fund Relief for Farmers

Export markets for crops have dried up in the wake of the president鈥檚 trade wars and federal safety-net programs have shrunk.

September 25, 2025
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Autonomous Truck Developer Kodiak AI Goes Public

Kodiak AI went public Sept. 25 after the self-driving truck developer鈥檚 merger with special purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corp. II.

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Arkansas Farmers, Truckers Boosted by $5.5B Taiwan Crop Pact

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called Taiwan鈥檚 planned purchases 鈥済reat news for Arkansas and especially our row crop farmers, who need all the assistance they can get right now.鈥

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump鈥檚 Steel Tariffs Trigger Counterstrikes From Neighbors

Mexico, Brazil and Canada are each seeking to negotiate with the Trump administration to reduce the tariffs, but they鈥檙e also focused on blocking the rising tide of cheap Chinese supply.

September 25, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Bosch to Shed 13,000 Jobs at Auto Parts Business

Several parts makers face idle capacity and are under pressure from carmakers to lower prices.

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Appeals Court Keeps Yellow on the Hook for Retiree Billions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a September 2024 decision by Judge Craig Goldblatt that left Yellow on the hook for $6.5 billion in claims by the pension plans.

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Units Linked to First Brands File for Bankruptcy

The development could increase pressure on First Brands, which has been considering whether to file for bankruptcy to raise a rescue loan after halting a $6 billion refinancing in August.

September 25, 2025
BusinessFuel

BP in Reversal Says Oil Demand Will Rise Through 2030

Rising consumption in emerging markets, sluggish energy efficiency gains, geopolitical tensions and the persisting use of petrochemicals all point to peak demand in 2030 at the earliest.

September 25, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Economy Expanded at a Surprising 3.8% Pace in Q2

The Commerce Department had previously estimated second-quarter growth at 3.3%.

September 25, 2025