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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.

BusinessEquipmentFuel

Better Power Solutions: Eliminate Idling & Extend Battery Life

Program Aired: October 16, 2 p.m. ET聽Discover how new power solutions are helping Class 8 fleets eliminate idling, extend battery life, and reduce costly maintenance. This webinar explores lithium-powered systems that deliver reliable hotel load support, improve driver comfort, and unlock significant fuel and service savings鈥攁ll while ensuring dependable performance across demanding operating conditions.

October 16, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

Trucking Prepares for Subdued 2025 Holiday Shipping Season

Carriers attribute the softer outlook to shippers front-loading inventory earlier in the year due to tariff concerns, combined with cautious consumer spending amid inflation worries.

November 20, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Aluminum Plant Supplying Ford Pickups Erupts in Fire Again

The blaze is the latest incident at the facility that produces aluminum sheet metal for Ford vehicles including its top-selling F-150 pickup. A fire in September shuttered production.

November 20, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Paccar鈥檚 DAF Brand Claims International Truck of the Year

The DAF models were recognized for their modular design characteristics, which allow for a variety of battery and axle configurations that expand flexibility for owners.

November 20, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Sales Tumble 30% in October

The shutdown issue has not gone away for truck buyers, analyst Steve Tam cautions, despite Congress passing a short-term continuing resolution.

November 20, 2025
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Truck Maker MAN to Cut 2,300 Jobs in Germany Over 10 Years

The company, whose parent is Traton Group, warned that high electricity and labor costs paired with rising pressure from Asian competitors are weighing on results.

November 20, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Drop 25% From Prior Year in October

U.S. medium-duty truck sales dropped sequentially and compared with the prior year in October amid ongoing tariff headwinds and market uncertainty, according to data from Omdia Automotive.

November 19, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Kodiak Expands Partnership With ZF

Kodiak AI and ZF's relationship extends to the autonomous truck developer's earliest days, when Kodiak鈥檚 founders approached ZF to co-develop a steering system.

November 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

Big Three Auto CEOs Invited to Testify Before Congress

The last congressional hearing that featured the top executives of Ford, GM and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) was in late 2008, when financial and automotive crises were hitting the economy.

November 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

EPA to Proceed With 2027 NOx Rules Timeline

鈥淲e are encouraged by several proposed adjustments that should help lower costs and ease implementation,鈥 ATA Vice President of Energy and Environmental Affairs Patrick Kelly said.

November 19, 2025