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BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Continental’s Unit Sale Faces Uphill Struggle

Continental's industrial ContiTech unit is set to miss targets because of weak demand and other expenses, raising doubts about the price the division will fetch in its sale process.

January 21, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

December Medium-Duty Truck Sales Cap Sluggish 2025

Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month decreased 15.5% to 19,082 units from 22,586 a year earlier. Medium-duty sales haven’t trended ahead of the prior year since January 2025.

January 20, 2026
BusinessEquipment

International Motors Q4 Truck, Bus Sales Skid 34% From '24

International Motors’ sales volume dived 34% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 15,800 trucks and buses from 23,800 in the year-ago period, parent company Traton said Jan. 20.

January 20, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Guillaume Giroudon to Lead Operations at Mack’s LVO Plant

Guillaume Giroudon will become general manager of Mack Trucks’ Lehigh Valley Operations manufacturing plant in Macungie, Pa., the Volvo Group division said.

January 16, 2026
BusinessEquipment

DTNA Q4 Truck, Bus Sales Decline 27.5% Year Over Year

Daimler Truck North America sold 34,017 trucks and buses in Q4 2025, down 27.5% from 46,906 vehicles in the same period a year earlier, parent company Daimler Truck said Jan. 16.

January 16, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Cox Automotive Launches Cox Fleet for Trucking

Cox Automotive unveiled Cox Fleet, a new fleet services brand that combines its commercial vehicle maintenance and roadside operations under a single organization.

January 16, 2026
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Sales at Daimler Truck Down 8% in 2025 Amid US Slump

Weakness in Daimler Truck's key North American market was largely to blame for the decline, with sales slumping 26% to 142,000 vehicles.

January 16, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Tesla Pores Over 8,313 Potential FSD Traffic Violations

NHTSA granted Tesla a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged.

January 16, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Trade Policy and Tariffs Fuel Nearshoring Momentum

Transportation companies such as C.H. Robinson and XPO have already added services and warehouse space to support customers in Mexico that are shipping or are planning to ship to the U.S.

January 16, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

McLeod Completes Autonomous Truck Integration With Aurora

The collaboration between McLeod and Aurora, first announced Aug. 28, enables trucking businesses to book and manage autonomous truck capacity using their existing McLeod TMS.

January 15, 2026

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