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Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Volvo Charts Course Toward Sustainable Trucking at CES

LAS VEGAS — Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt outlined the global truck manufacturer’s vision for a cleaner, safer and more productive transportation industry at CES 2025.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 13, 2025
Business, Equipment

December Class 8 Orders Jump as Sleeper Interest Increases

North American Class 8 truck orders jumped in December compared with the same month a year earlier, according to ACT Research, for the first such increase since May.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Global Freight

Oshkosh Ready for Possible USPS Shift to Gas Trucks From EVs

Oshkosh is prepared to provide the Postal Service more gas-powered mail trucks if the agency cuts back orders for EVs, which benefit from funding President-elect Donald Trump has criticized.

Chester Dawson | Bloomberg News
January 13, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Remanned Parts to Reduce Operating Costs

The impact of a three-year freight recession and consistently rising costs is providing both opportunity and challenge for truck parts remanufacturers in the dubbed “reman” market.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
January 13, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Stellantis Pauses Key Decisions, Awaits Trump Policies

The automaker hasn’t decided where to build certain new vehicles such as the replacement for the Jeep Cherokee midsize SUV, which ceased production in the key segment in 2023.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNA Halts New Diesel Truck Sales in Oregon

One truck manufacturer has stopped taking orders for new diesel-powered trucks and buses in Oregon and two more are limiting sales there as a result of the state’s implementation of certain laws.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

CES Showcases Advances in AI, Truck Safety

LAS VEGAS — From autonomous trucks to enhanced driver visibility in the cab, the commercial vehicle technologies on display at CES 2025 provided a potential glimpse into trucking’s future.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

CES 2025 Photo Gallery

Images from CES 2025 on Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. 

January 9, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Trucking Costs Could Rise $93M Per Year During Bridge Repair

The closure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March is set to increase the mid-Atlantic trucking industry’s operating costs by $92.8 million in 2025, according to researchers.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Yazaki Takes Aim at Truck Wiring With New Busbar Tech

LAS VEGAS — Yazaki Innovations unveiled a new line of busbars for trucks, as well as other types of vehicles and industrial applications, during CES 2025.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2025