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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Caterpillar Emerges as Unlikely AI Winner on Turbine Demand

Caterpillar sells equipment used to mine the copper that鈥檚 needed for data centers, while Caterpillar鈥檚 construction equipment is needed to put up the buildings.

October 2, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Your DPF 鈥淐lean鈥 Exposed by AI

Traditional DPF cleaning leaves fleets blind to cracks, clogs, and costly risks. This whitepaper gives you access to unreleased proof-of-concept images from Ceramex鈥檚 Veritex庐 AI infrared imaging system鈥攅xposing hidden failures and delivering OEM-grade validation with proof in just 3 minutes.

October 2, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Einride Valuation Tops $1B as Truck Startup Raises Funds

Einride, founded in 2016 in Sweden, has been considering a listing in the U.S.

October 2, 2025
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ArcBest Eyes Early 2026 for In-House TMS Launch

ArcBest plans to launch a proprietary transportation management system in early 2026 that will be known as 鈥淎rcBest View,鈥 top executives said.

October 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM, Ford, Hyundai Extend EV Discounts After Tax Credit Ends

Car companies are stepping in to preserve discounts and smooth the sell-down of existing EV inventory after the federal EV subsidy phased out Sept. 30.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

EPA Proposal May Extend HFC Use in Cold Warehouses

The EPA proposal published Sept. 30 applies to聽everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

Wex Teams With Trucker Path to Provide Navigation Tool

Wex is teaming up with Trucker Path to give Wex Electronic Funds Source customers discounted access to a truck-safe navigation app designed to make fleet operations safer and more efficient.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Why America鈥檚 Trade Partners Oppose Trump鈥檚 Truck Tariffs

Every one of the countries identified by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Division as a top supplier by export value of trucks to the U.S. warned the agency against the levies.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla鈥檚 Sales Decline Shows Signs of Slowing

The company likely delivered around 439,600 vehicles worldwide in the three months that ended in September, a roughly 5% drop from a year ago.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Alvys Raises $40 Million to Expand AI Freight Software

Investors poured $40 million into Alvys鈥 Series B round, betting on the artificial intelligence-powered transportation management system to become logistics鈥 next operating system.

October 1, 2025