Transport Topics

09/30/2025

Trucking and highway programs are largely shielded from disruptions under U.S. Department of Transportation’s shutdown plan, keeping safety oversight and funding streams intact.

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

09/30/2025

Aviation groups warn a government shutdown could cost the U.S. travel economy $1 billion per week.

Under the latest plan, air traffic controller hiring and field training would also continue — a key difference from the March plan, which would have paused those activities.

09/30/2025

Sen. Bernie Moreno is demanding answers from Intel Corporation on the long-delayed Ohio semiconductor project, including its cost to taxpayers.

The project, dubbed Ohio One, “remains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil.” Intel said in a statement.

09/30/2025

Jim Farley said Ford Motor Company is preparing to repurpose battery and EV plants for hybrid production in response to policy shifts.

The elimination of a $7,500 consumer tax credit and softening of emissions rules by the Trump administration will sharply curtail EV demand in the U.S., Jim Farley said.

09/30/2025

No. 84 fleet on our Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America gets expansion opportunities in Kansas and Texas. Story by Keiron Greenhalgh. TCI Transportation

The No. 84 ranked company on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, TCI Transportation will have a combined 1,900 employees once the transaction is complete.

09/30/2025

Going online is the latest move by CEO Gil West to further grow retail sales, which gets the company much better pricing than selling its rental vehicles at wholesale auctions.

09/30/2025

TCW Transportation plans to leverage its management development program to cultivate future leaders as more retirements approach.

The company was founded by Scott George's grandfather, Howard George, in 1948 and has been employee-owned since 2022. Scott will remain an advisor to the board of directors.

09/30/2025

New penalty system adopts a five-tier progressive structure. Story by Noel Fletcher. Maryland Department of Transportation

The automated speed citations do not add points to driver’s licenses. However, the faster a person is traveling over the speed limit, the higher the fine.

09/30/2025

The obligations fueled investor concerns before the auto parts supplier fell into bankruptcy.

The financing fueled investor concerns before the auto parts supplier fell into bankruptcy.

09/30/2025

Yet homebuilders have warned the tariffs — also set on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products at 25% — could deter investments in new houses and renovations.

President Donald Trump ordered 10% tariffs on imports of softwood timber and lumber as well as 25% levies on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products.

09/30/2025

Saudi Arabia and its partners will review the expedited return of the remainder of a 1.66 million barrel-a-day supply tranche when they meet on Oct. 5.

09/30/2025

DoorDash also debuted a smart scale to help restaurants weigh orders before they are handed to couriers to reduce missing-item claims.