Transport Topics News Updates

Program Aired: July 15, 2 p.m. ET Join us for an exclusive look at the redesigned Transport Topics. Hear from key staff about the new format, visual approach and expanded insights. Learn how the changes deliver deeper context, enhance readability and strengthen the value you rely on. Plus, get an overview of what to expect in future coverage and the overall reader experience.

Transport Topics' relaunch reflects how trucking operates today and how readers use the news, writes Kala Burke, TT's senior vice president of operations.

Transport Topics is trucking's leading source for news and information — that will never change. What is changing is how we deliver that content, writes TT Executive Editor Joe Howard.

As transportation regulations, freight operations and trucking equipment have continuously evolved through the decades, so, too, has this publication.

Beginning March 30, Transport Topics will begin publishing a new selection of “Premium” stories on ttnews.com.

Transport Topics garnered four 2025 Mid-Atlantic Region Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

Learn how AI in logistics is improving supply chain visibility, route optimization, forecasting, and warehouse efficiency across modern transportation networks.

It’s no secret that driver churn is one of the biggest challenges facing the trucking industry. With demand remaining high, qualified drivers always have the opportunity to seek greener pastures — some fleets report annual turnover rates as high as 90%. More than just a scheduling headache, the constant fluctuation can be costly.

Today's artificial intelligence boasts capabilities such as predictive maintenance and automated reminders that offer fleets greater efficiency without feeling as invasive as other operations. However, no AI is perfect, and decisions often still require manual overview to finalize important actions.

In this special extended conversation with Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, RoadSigns host Seth Clevenger focuses more deeply on the proposed measures that could help increase nationwide truck parking and improve highway safety and pushes Shelley to talk about what this means for communicating his big idea.