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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.

GovernmentBusinessFuel

New Platts Policy Excludes Russian-Origin Fuel

The step by Platts, a unit of S&P Global Energy, effectively eliminates one source of supply that might be cheaper than others. The move will align with European Union rules.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

6 Nations Challenge EU鈥檚 Combustion Car Deadline

鈥淲e can and we must pursue our climatic goal in an effective way, while not killing our competitiveness in the meanwhile since there is nothing green in an industrial desert,鈥 EU leaders said.

December 5, 2025
BusinessLogistics

CRST Posting Gains in Tough Market, CEO Says

While the protracted freight market slump has yet to turn around, CRST's dedicated truckload business is having its best year in three years, CEO Mike Gannon says.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Top US, Chinese Officials Pledge Cooperation on Trade Deal

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a video call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Dec. 5, according to China鈥檚 state-run news agency Xinhua.聽

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

First Brands Flails as Customers Don鈥檛 Know Who to Pay

First Brands is asking the judge overseeing its bankruptcy to set up a framework that will give comfort to clients that they can send money to the company without risk of double payment.

December 5, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Torc Taps Innoviz for Short-Range Lidar Requirements

Autonomous trucks require long-range lidar systems to identify objects far ahead and short-range sensors to capture detailed data in complex driving situations.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

NEVI Funds Available Again for EV Charging Networks

Dollars from聽the $5 billion infrastructure program that Joe聽Biden鈥檚 White House crafted to speed EV adoption are flowing again聽after the Trump administration froze the funds earlier this year.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Indicator Eases Path to Interest Rate Cut

The data shows that inflation was muted in September and will bolster the case for a cut to the Fed鈥檚 key interest rate at its next meeting Dec. 9-10.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Minnesota Catches FMCSA Heat for Non-Domiciled CDLs

鈥淥ur audit exposes yet another example of foreigners taking advantage of Minnesota services under Governor Walz鈥檚 watch,鈥 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

December 5, 2025
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Profitable Ram Brand Is Key to Stellantis Turnaround

"Ram has many superpowers," CEO Antonio Filosa said during a conference organized by Goldman Sachs 鈥 including raking in the most profits of any of the automaker's 14 brands.

December 5, 2025