General Motors plans to step up its program of buybacks by repurchasing $6 billion in shares and raising its dividend. The move comes as the industry faces uncertainty about threatened tariffs.
February 26, 2025Fleet Equipment News
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.
GM Boosts Investor Payout With New Buybacks, Dividend Hike
EPA: Scrap Conclusion That Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public
The move would sweep away the legal foundation for regulations limiting planet-warming pollution from power plants, automobiles and oil wells.
February 26, 2025Texas Startup Launches Hybrid Retrofitted Class 8 Tractor
A Texas-based startup is promising 40% fuel efficiency savings and reductions in carbon emissions from a hybrid diesel-electric Class 8 tractor set to be unveiled at the end of March.
February 25, 2025WattEV Transport Takes Delivery of First Two Tesla Semis
The Semis will be available for drayage use at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the first time the Class 8 battery-electric truck has been used at the largest port complex in the U.S.
February 25, 2025AI Optimization and Trucking
As the latest wave of AI enters the freight transportation industry, load planning automation has emerged as one of the more promising opportunities for trucking and logistics companies.
February 24, 2025Survey: Nearly All Fleet Owners to Boost Safety Spending
Some 99% of executives surveyed across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and four Western European nations plan to boost spending on workforce safety and security technologies.
February 24, 2025REPLAY: Advancing Technology: A Preview of the 2025 TMC Annual Meeting with Robert Braswell
From basic diagnostics for commercial vehicles to understanding automated driving systems, ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council often takes a lead role in providing guidance on equipment and maintenance for an ever-changing industry. Â
February 24, 2025TMC Annual Meeting to Spotlight Tech and Maintenance Basics
Getting back to basics is one of the pillars of the 2025 Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting’s theme, “Advancing Technology through Industry Engagement.â€
February 24, 2025Tesla Snubs Uber for Robotaxi Partnership
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Elon Musk was not open to making Tesla Inc.’s planned robotaxis available on the ride-sharing platform, making Uber a future competitor.
February 21, 2025Standard Forwarding Freight Buys Midwest LTL Carrier From DHL
Standard Forwarding Freight bought the assets of Midwest less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding from DHL Freight for an undisclosed sum.
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