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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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From Black Smoke to Broken Budgets

Fleets aren鈥檛 losing the emissions battle because of engines鈥攖hey鈥檙e losing it to downtime. This whitepaper exposes why DPF 鈥渃leaning鈥 drains budgets, and how validated restoration delivers uptime, sustainability, and ROI at scale鈥攑roven across 17,000 buses in real-world operation.

August 29, 2025
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Guide To Protecting Your Shop From Fraud

Protect your repair shop鈥檚 profits and reputation鈥攄ownload this free guide to spot, prevent, and combat fraud before it costs you. Learn essential tips for keeping your operations secure and your customers鈥 trust intact.

August 29, 2025
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Used Truck Sales and Prices Increase in July

Average retail sale price increased 11.5% year over year to $62,254 from $55,819 and 2.3% sequentially from $60,830, according to ACT Research.

August 28, 2025
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ZM Opens California Assembly Facility Ahead of Class 8 Entry

The first vehicles set to roll off the production line will be Classes 4 and 5 ZM8 trucks and ZM T75 terminal tractors.

August 28, 2025
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Canada Vows Stronger Action on Cheap Steel Imports

Canada has put聽25% tariffs聽on Chinese steel and last month tightened its tariff-rate quotas to further restrict聽imports聽from countries with which it doesn鈥檛 have a free-trade deal.

August 28, 2025
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How AI Benchmarking Fuels Smarter Fleet Decisions

Program Aired: August 28, 2 p.m. ET聽Tim Haynes, vice president of digital and customer data at Penske Transportation Solutions, joins Seth Clevenger for a special one-on-one conversation to explore how modern fleet benchmarking solutions and AI-powered analytics are revolutionizing fleet management planning and operations.

August 28, 2025
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Canada鈥檚 EQB Sees Sharpest Stock Drop Since 2020

High unemployment and interest rates have historically contributed to more people defaulting on their mortgages, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area.

August 28, 2025
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Ford Recalls 355,000 Pickups Over Dashboard Display Failure

An instrument panel display failure has resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.

August 28, 2025
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Aurora, McLeod Partnering on TMS for Autonomous Trucks

This Aurora-McLeod software integration will make it easier for mutual customers to adopt autonomous trucks and pave the way for broader industry deployment of this emerging technology.

August 28, 2025
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Motive, Fleetio Expand Partnership

Expanded integration is expected to produce a centralization of fuel, maintenance and telematics data across both companies' systems through two products.

August 28, 2025