North American Class 8 truck orders for October fell precipitously from their year-ago surge, taking a steep but unsurprising drop, according to ACT Research.
November 9, 2023Trucking 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.
Canada Mandates New Dangerous Goods Transport Database
Canada is implementing a new database requiring registration by next year for people and companies transporting dangerous goods at a domestic site they own or operate.
November 9, 2023Container Shipping Set for Downturn, Hapag-Lloyd Chief Says
The container shipping industry faces a few years of headwinds as low freight rates and widening geopolitical turmoil cloud the outlook, according to Hapag-Lloyd AG CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.
November 9, 2023Amazon to Expand Grocery Delivery
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out grocery delivery service for non-Prime members to the wider U.S. as it prepares to open more supermarkets next year.
November 9, 2023Wireless Hacking Demo Shows Tractor-Trailer Vulnerabilities
HOUSTON 鈥 A wireless hacking demonstration staged at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association's cybersecurity conference revealed the聽vulnerabilities of a聽tractor-trailer.
November 9, 2023Parking Initiatives Boost Highway Safety, Executive Says
WASHINGTON 鈥 Enhancing parking availability for truck drivers would improve safety on the nation鈥檚 roadways, a senior Iowa trucking executive recently told senators.
November 8, 2023National Zoo鈥檚 Giant Pandas Depart for China via FedEx
A specially outfitted Boeing 777F dubbed the FedEx Panda Express transported the National Zoo鈥檚 three giant pandas聽to Chengdu, China, Nov. 8 and 9, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska.
November 8, 2023GXO Beats Soft Freight Market With Earnings Gains for Q3
GXO Logistics Inc. experienced an increase in third-quarter earnings on revenue growth despite the softer freight environment, the company reported Nov. 7.
November 8, 2023$4 Million Lets Shipper Cut to Front of Line at Panama Canal
Japan鈥檚 Eneos Group paid $3.975 million in an auction Nov. 8 to jump to the front of the line at the congested Panama Canal waterway, a record high.
November 8, 2023CVSA Adopts Policy Position on Beyond Compliance
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has adopted a slate of new policy positions, including in support of a 鈥渂eyond compliance鈥 concept.聽
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