Western Star trimmed its truck lineup recently, ending production of the 57X on-highway tractor as parent company DTNA seeks to expand its heavy-duty vocational truck market share.
March 13, 2026Fleet 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.
CVSA to Enforce New ELD鈥慣ampering Out鈥憃f鈥慡ervice Rule April 1
CVSA has a new out-of-service condition effective April 1 for truckers and motor carriers disobeying federal driving limits by tampering with electronic logging devices.
March 13, 2026Uber Relaunches Robotaxi Service in Vegas
Uber riders聽in Las Vegas may be matched with a Motional Ioniq 5 autonomous vehicle when they request a regular UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort ride at no additional cost.
March 13, 2026Trump Administration Sues California Over Emissions Rules
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 office blasted the lawsuit, noting it comes as聽gas prices climb聽amid the Iran war and as some聽drivers consider going electric.
March 13, 2026California Tanker Truck Route Replaces Idle Pipeline
Oil drillers in California have resorted to the costly alternative of trucking crude barrels 50 miles after the closure of a refinery and idling of a key pipeline cut off outlets for their products.
March 12, 2026Daimler Truck Confident in North American Sales Rebound
Daimler Truck is now confident about a rebound in North American heavy-duty truck sales in 2026 after the first couple of months of the year unfolded and the volume of data points increased.
March 12, 2026PlusAI Adds Night Driving for Latest SuperDrive Iteration
Overnight freight deliveries could more than double the utilization of a truck, PlusAI said.聽The company expects to introduce night driving on customer routes in the coming weeks.
March 12, 2026ATA Shines Spotlight on Staged Truck Accidents
Triple G Express President Randy Guillot is featured in the latest episode of the "Driven" documentary series for his efforts to fight back when criminals targeted his drivers.
March 12, 2026ATD Chairman Holmes Says Teamwork Is Key to FET Repeal
The federal excise tax landed on the statute books in 1917 and remains there, crimping sales of new trucks and inhibiting the industry鈥檚 ongoing push toward greater environmental progress.
March 12, 2026February Class 8 Orders Surge 156% From Prior Year
North American Class 8 truck orders jumped year over year in February, with ACT Research preliminary data showing orders rose 156% to 46,200 units.
March 12, 2026