Transport Topics

UPS reported a strong second quarter as busy e-commerce trends continue. Overall, the Atlanta-based carrier earned $2.68 billion, compared to $1.77 billion in the same quarter last year. And while the...

28 Jul 20212min

Sens. Ben Cardin and Todd Young introduced a bill to repeal the federal excise tax on new trucks. The 12% tax has been around for more than a century. Industry analysts say it can add about $21,000 to...

27 Jul 20212min

Truck parking is now prohibited in the city of Minneapolis following a vote by the city council Friday. The restrictions on truck parking state all vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds are proh...

26 Jul 20212min

Uber Freight announced it will acquire managed transportation provider Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion. The deal consists of up to $750 million in common stock of Uber Freight’s parent c...

23 Jul 20213min

Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in both parties remai...

22 Jul 20213min

Truck tonnage in June inched up 0.5% compared with year-ago levels, a slowdown compared with recent months amid a tempering of freight activity nationwide, according to American Trucking Associations’...

21 Jul 20212min

Senate Republicans in bipartisan talks on a $579 billion infrastructure deal are warning Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that if he goes through with a July 21 vote to start debate on the plan ...

20 Jul 20213min

A new Department of Transportation Inspector General audit criticized states for too often failing to transmit driver electronic conviction notifications in a timely manner to federal regulators. The ...

19 Jul 20213min