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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.

Business, Logistics, Top 100

Lineage Prepares for First Post-IPO Earnings Report

Wall Street expects the company to report $1.3 billion in revenue and an adjusted diluted loss per share of $1.73 for the quarter that ended in September.

Norah Mulinda | Bloomberg News
November 5, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics

GXO Reports 28% Revenue Jump for Q3

GXO Logistics experienced a 28% jump in revenue as its operations built momentum in the third quarter, the company reported Nov. 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Business, For-Hire

Ongoing Truckload Weakness, Helene Hurt P.A.M. Q3 Profit

Profits at P.A.M. Transport slumped 61% in the third quarter of 2024 on the back of continued truckload market weakness and the impact of Hurricane Helene.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

States Prepare Rules for Autonomous Vehicles

While no fully autonomous cars are in regular use in the country yet, some states have allowed limited testing and pilot programs on public roads.

Elaine S. Povich | Stateline.org
November 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

North Carolina Deploys Surplus Goods to Aid Storm Recovery

Gov. Roy Cooper has issued two executive orders to aid recovery efforts in the state — one to expedite distribution of surplus goods, and another to waive motor vehicle requirements.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Revenue Soars 92%; Net Loss Hits $34M

The Tennessee-based ground transportation and logistics services provider posted a net loss of $34.2 million, or negative $2.62 a diluted share, for the three months ending Sept. 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Business, Fuel

Aramco Q3 Profit Down 15% Year Over Year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reported third-quarter profit of $27.5 billion on Nov. 5, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenue.

Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
November 5, 2024
Business, Equipment

Parts Maker Schaeffler to Cut 4,700 Jobs on Auto Woes

Schaeffler AG will cut about 4,700 jobs in Europe and close two sites as a deepening slump at Volkswagen AG and other German carmakers ripples through their supply chains.

Wilfried Eckl-Dorna | Bloomberg News
November 5, 2024
Business, Fuel

World Demand for Diesel Likely to Fall

The world’s demand for diesel is forecast to fall this year, a rare event for the fuel that powers swaths of the global economy.

November 5, 2024
Government, Business

Harris, Trump Campaigns Make Final Push Before Election Day

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump delivered their closing arguments to voters heading into Election Day as their campaigns draw to a conclusion.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 5, 2024