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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

Peterbilt Emphasizes Flexibility to Navigate Fluid Conditions

Truck maker Peterbilt Motors Co. is relying on its flexibility as the OEM traverses a market facing increasingly uncertain conditions.

April 19, 2025
Business, Equipment

Hertz Wins Over Ackman in Bet Tariffs Will Raise Value of Cars

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has amassed a nearly 20% stake in Hertz in a bet on the rental car company’s turnaround plan and that tariffs will boost the value of its vehicles.

April 18, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Torc Begins Testing on Key Laredo-Dallas Lane

°®¶¹´«Ã½ began testing its autonomous trucks on what is expected to be the Daimler Truck subsidiary’s first driverless freight lane between Laredo and Dallas, the parent company said.

April 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

VW CEO Floats US Audi Production to Skirt Tariffs

Volkswagen may build some Audi cars in the U.S. in a bid to avert President Donald Trump’s tariffs, its chief executive told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview April 18.

April 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Mazda to Pause US Production of CX-50 Cars Set for Canada

Mazda will pause exporting one model type to Canada that it makes in the U.S. as a temporary countermeasure to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a spokesperson said April 18.

April 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Mack Trucks to Lay Off Hundreds at Lehigh Valley Plant

The truck manufacturer confirmed earlier reports about the layoffs. The decision was made in the face of economic and regulatory uncertainty that has put downward pressure on orders.

April 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Ford to Raise Car Prices This Summer Unless Tariffs Ease

Ford is preparing to raise prices on cars rolling off assembly lines starting next month if President Donald Trump doesn’t deliver on the tariff relief he has hinted at for automakers.

April 17, 2025
Business, Equipment

Watch: Mack Trucks Unveils Newest Class 8 Model

Mack Trucks unveiled its newest Class 8 model, the Mack Pioneer, which officials touted as its most aerodynamic and driver-focused highway truck to date.   

April 16, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Massachusetts, Maryland Tap Brakes on Clean Trucks Enforcement

Maryland and Massachusetts have temporarily scuttled enforcing their California-based heavy truck emissions laws in deference to manufacturer difficulties.

April 16, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

DHL to Invest $1.1B in North American Health Care Logistics

The strategy is one leg of a more wide-ranging plan to raise the logistics giant’s revenue by 50% by 2030 by focusing on fast-growing and high-margin niche markets.

April 15, 2025