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Transport Topics


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    Transport Topics (Jan. 30, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 3:57


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a new CEO for Schneider this summer, Tennessee and undocumented drivers, and criminal charges against the founder of First Brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 29, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 4:06


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers first-quarter production plans for VTNA and Mack, FMCSA's winter storm waiver and the Knight-Swift Transportation CEO's assessment of the freight sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 28, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 3:55


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a workforce reduction for UPS, Amazon's food stores and U.S. diesel futures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 27, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 4:00


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a cargo theft conviction, a partnership in the autonomous technology sector and an electrical equipment maker's spinoff plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 26, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 4:08


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a crackdown on cabotage, a possible financial move by Thyssenkrupp, and the weather's effect on the oil markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 23, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 4:20


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers energy loans during the Biden administration, freight tonnage in December and taking the fight against fraudulent CDL mills to Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 22, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 3:55


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers President Trump reversing his threat of tariffs against European nations, medium-duty truck sales for December, and Canada Premier Doug Ford's opposition to a trade agreement with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 21, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 4:03


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the international uproar over President Trump's Greenland threats, the Supreme Court again pausing to rule on tariffs and International Motors' fourth-quarter vehicle sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 19, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 4:16


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the Supreme Court's next decision day, 2025 sales at Daimler Truck, and FedEx's progress on spinning off its freight business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 16, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 4:23


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers fuel tax increases and reductions in some states, mergers and acquisition activity last year and prospects for the federal highway bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 15, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 4:48


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers three states' actions on English-language proficiency for drivers, Mack Trucks beginning production of the updated Anthem, and Penske adding an AI platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 14, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 4:43


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Class 8 orders in December, STG Logistics filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and FMCSA chief Derek Barrs' address at TRB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 13, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 4:35


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers acquisitions involving USA Truck and Koch Logistics, and CDL verification in Tennessee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 12, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 4:14


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariffs, a trucking company being bought, and the latest state in the crosshairs of USDOT over its CDL procedures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 9, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 4:34


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers USDOT pulling funding from California, a consulting firm's take on the North American heavy-duty truck market, and bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 8, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 3:46


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the U.S. Postal Service cutting ties with certain drivers, a surge in transportation stocks, and an acquisition by Ryder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 7, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 4:41


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the death of a strong supporter of trucking in Congress, an LTL carrier suspending operations, and an autonomous vehicle technology partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 6, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 4:37


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers surging transportation stocks, energy news in relation to the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro, and acquisition news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Jan. 5, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 4:30


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers LTL market recovery expectations, federal enforcement of CDL compliance, and a cross-border trucking bankruptcy filing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 30, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 4:21


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a major lobster cargo theft investigation, federal enforcement targeting undocumented CDL holders, and DHL Supply Chain's Tesla Semi expansion plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 24, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 4:04


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Chinese chip tariffs, container volume at the major ports and trucking tonnage for November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 23, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 4:05


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a collaboration between a trucking advocacy group and federal crime agency, the latest on the U.S. trailer market, and GOP pushback on the president's order to reclassify marijuana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 22, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 4:01


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers FedEx earnings and spinoff news, Averitt Express expanding a segment, and a look back at the less-than-truckload sector in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 19, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 4:26


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers California suing USDOT, a move to reclassify marijuana federally, and the U.S. Postal Service aiming to boost revenue with a new last-mile plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 18, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 4:15


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Alabama immigration checks on state highways, Ford canceling another EV-related agreement, and medium-duty truck sales for November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 17, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:31


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers UPS and robots, Amazon layoffs, and the theme that defined the trucking and logistics industries in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 16, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 4:44


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Brad Jacobs news, a jury verdict in a fatal truck crash, and a bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 15, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 4:25


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Ryder's executive succession plan, DOT's focus on New York's non-domiciled CDs, and the cargo theft outlook over the holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 12, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 4:23


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers November Class 8 truck orders, an indictment in New York involving CDLs, and a court delay on a challenge to FMCSA's interim rule on non-domiciled CDLs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 11, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 4:28


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers new Kenworth and Peterbilt battery-electric models, an action plan from a group of state trucking associations and a new CFO at DTNA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 10, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 4:35


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Donald Trump's latest comments on tariffs, expected layoffs at a major snack and beverage maker, and farmer reaction to U.S. government relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 9. 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 4:32


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers CRST, China's trade surplus, and aid for American farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 8, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 4:08


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a rally in transportation stocks, Minnesota's CDL compliance issues, and U.S.-China trade cooperation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 5, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 4:58


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers rising trucking litigation, surging ocean freight rates, and continued gains in used Class 8 sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 4, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 4:11


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a major carrier shutdown, Yellow's nearing pension settlement, and a push for steep trailer import duties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 3, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 4:37


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers noncompliant CDL schools, tougher ELD certification, and cabotage enforcement at the border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Dec. 2, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 4:30


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers NMFC enforcement changes at FedEx Freight, FedEx job cuts in Texas, and the shutdown of EV maker Bollinger Motors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 27, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 4:13


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a possible increase in agricultural purchases by China, John Deere's profit outlook for its next fiscal year, and job cuts at a Tesla co-founder's battery recycling firm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 26, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 4:24


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the grounding of MD-11 cargo planes after the deadly UPS crash, the first deliveries of Mack's new Pioneer flagship tractor, and the end of a courtship between Performance Food Group and US Foods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 25, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 4:28


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the effects of the cargo jet crash on the operations of UPS and FedEx, a Texas CDL enforcement sweep, and October trailer orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 24, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 3:42


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a dreary outlook for the jobs market, Pennsylvania disputing DOT's CDL claim and an acquisition in the bulk-hauling sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 21, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 4:02


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers FedEx CEO's view of the global supply chain, a fire at an aluminum supplier's plant and Class 8 retail truck sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 20, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 4:01


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the EPA and greenhouse gas emissions limits, medium-duty truck sales, and an apology from the U.S. for an ICE raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 19, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 3:56


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a Customs and Border Protection sting operation in New York, NTSB's findings in its investigation of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and Toyota's plans for hybrid vehicle production in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 18, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 3:44


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the transportation secretary's response to an appeals court action on non-domiciled CDLs, Nevada's decision to phase out its Limited-Term CDL program, and Daimler Truck's hydrogen fuel cell tractor development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 17, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 4:26


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers an appeals court ruling against USDOT, the upcoming retirement of a retail giant's CEO, and what American Trucking Associations and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance are asking for regarding ELDs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 14, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 4:07


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers California revoking the CDLs of thousands of immigrants, Yellow Corp.'s pursuit of a Teamsters lawsuit, and October Class 8 truck orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 13, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 4:15


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers optimistic feelings at FedEx, plans to scale back on flight cancellations, and an acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 11, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 4:14


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers action taken to end the government shutdown, an FAA order regarding certain cargo planes and the outlook on U.S. import volume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 10, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 4:50


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers steady but costly cargo theft levels, Illinois' approval of a 30% truck toll increase, and the latest on the fatal UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Transport Topics (Nov. 7, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 4:22


    Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers major airport flight cuts during the shutdown, the DOT's crackdown on CDL mills, and growing optimism for a freight market rebound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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