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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.

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US to Ease Tariffs on Auto Industry

The Commerce Department is slated to announce a five-year extension for an arrangement that allows automakers to reduce what they pay in tariffs on imported car parts.

October 17, 2025
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Volvo Projects Weakness in North American Truck Market

The manufacturer on Oct. 17 projected declining North American truck registrations for 2026, with CEO Martin Lundstedt citing rising uncertainty tied to President Trump鈥檚 planned duties.

October 17, 2025
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Carney Links Stellantis Factory Future to USMCA Outcome

Stellantis declined to comment on conversations with the government. It has confirmed it鈥檚 adding a third shift at an Ontario facility and described Canada as 鈥渧ery important鈥 to its plans.

October 16, 2025
BusinessEquipment

September Class 8 Truck Sales Fall 25% From Year-Ago Period

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.

October 16, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Pauses Battery Material Plans in Canada on EV Pullback

GM agreed in 2022 to聽buy nickel supplies聽from Brazilian miner Vale as part of a strategy to build up its battery supply chain for EVs, but the pause has meant cancellation of the project.聽

October 16, 2025
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US Seeks Independent Bankruptcy Probe of First Brands Crash

First Brands has admitted it can鈥檛 find $2.3 billion related to off-balance sheet financing deals.聽Lawyers for the U.S. Trustee聽 asked a judge to move up a hearing on the request to Oct. 29.

October 16, 2025
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Trucking Faces More Frugal Consumers This Holiday Season

The Project44 2025 Annual State of Consumer Holiday Shopping Report found that 40% of consumers have capped their holiday budgets at $500 amid economic uncertainty.

October 16, 2025
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Trucking Leaders to Unite in San Diego for ATA鈥檚 MCE 2025

The theme for this year's event, to be held Oct. 25-28 in San Diego, reflects the industry's resolve: 鈥淎 United Front: Driving Policy in a New Era.鈥澛

October 16, 2025
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Xiaomi Driver Death Fuels China Push For New EV Door Design

Tesla is also under scrutiny in the U.S., with NHTSA having launched a defect investigation into certain Model Y door handles.聽

October 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

RealTruck Seeks to Assure Lenders After First Brands Debt Hit

RealTruck Group told lenders it uses fundamentally different financing tools from those tapped by First Brands Group, another parts maker that collapsed into bankruptcy last month.

October 16, 2025