After implementing substantial driver pay increases in recent years, carriers are now looking to protect their margins in a freight market downturn without cutting wages and risking capacity.
January 23, 2026Trucking 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.
Efforts to Expand Ethanol Market Suffer Legislative Setback
Lawmakers had been working to pass a measure allowing year-round sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline. But the amendment was scrapped Jan. 22, in a blow to ethanol producers and large refineries.
January 23, 2026FDIC Approves GM, Ford Industrial Banks for Vehicle Accounts
Industrial banks allow the companies to accept deposits insured by FDIC into savings accounts, which then can generate earnings and greater savings opportunities for consumers.
January 23, 2026Mobileye Reports Revenue Growth for Full-Year 2025
Self-driving car systems company聽Mobileye聽reported that for 2025,聽 annual revenue grew by 14.5% to nearly $1.9 billion, above the latest guidance published by the company.聽
January 23, 2026EU to Suspend Planned Countertariffs on $109B of US Goods
The EU will suspend the retaliatory tariffs for another six months after President Donald Trump backed down from his threat to impose levies on some countries that opposed his push to annex Greenland. 聽
January 23, 2026Ford鈥檚 Top Lobbyist to Depart Company Amid US Policy Turmoil
Christopher Smith, who has led Ford鈥檚 global efforts on legislation, regulation and government policies worldwide since 2022, is expected to depart the automaker, Bloomberg reports.
January 23, 2026Much of Nation Braces for Massive Winter Storm
The storm is expected to bring a crippling ice storm from Texas through parts of the South, potentially a foot of snow from Oklahoma through Washington, New York and Boston, and a punch of bitter cold.
January 23, 2026CSX Profit Slips 2% as Shipping Demand Remains Weak
The competitive landscape in the railroad business could change drastically in the next few years if Union Pacific's聽proposed $85 billion acquisition聽of Norfolk Southern is approved.聽
January 23, 2026Amazon Prepares to Cut Thousands More Corporate Employees
Amazon is gearing up to ax thousands more corporate employees, ratcheting up efforts to streamline bureaucracy.聽The company plans to start rolling out the terminations as early as next week.
January 23, 2026Waymo Launches Miami Robotaxi Service, Testing at Airport
Waymo started offering its robotaxi service in Miami to the public Jan. 22, the first of around a dozen cities where the Alphabet company plans to launch this year.
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