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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.

Government, Business

China Raises Tariffs on American Goods From 84% to 125%

China announced April 11 that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%, the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets.

April 11, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Climb From February, Still Lag 2024

U.S. Class 8 sales continued to trend below year-ago levels but posted a sequential gain in March, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Lucid to Take Over Nikola’s Arizona Electric Truck Plant, HQ

Court documents show Lucid will pay $30 million for the 691,000-square-foot retooled manufacturing plant and offices after multiple auction rounds.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Texas Is Becoming the Epicenter of US Battery Expansion

The Lone Star State may be the heart of America’s oil and gas map, but it’s quickly becoming the biggest installer of a technology key for renewables development: battery storage.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

US Steel Falls After Trump Rejects Nippon Deal Again

U.S. Steel shares dropped after President Donald Trump on consecutive days reiterated his long-held position that he doesn’t want to see the steelmaker owned by a Japanese company.

April 10, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’

The federation in an April 10 letter outlined entry-level driver training, English language proficiency and drivers entering the U.S. from Mexico and overstaying their visa.

April 10, 2025
Government, Business

Update: Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver in CBD Oil Case

Driver Douglas Horn was fired for failing a drug test after using what he argued was a mislabeled CBD oil product to treat an injury.  

April 10, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

US Nets $8.66 Billion in Tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada

The U.S. government’s use of tariffs to address what are viewed as unfair trade practices and the overseas drug trade has been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s second administration.

April 10, 2025
Business, Equipment

Discover the Hidden Costs of Full-Service Leases

Program Aired: April 10, 2 p.m. ET While you are paying for the convenience of a full service truck lease, you may also be paying extra fees in parts, usage and more. Could your fleet save more new, dynamic lease options?  

April 10, 2025
Government, Business

Trump China Tariffs Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are now at least 145%, far above the level many economists said could decimate U.S.-China trade.

April 10, 2025