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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.

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Freight Brokers Use Technology to Fight Surging Cargo Theft

As freight brokers battle fraudsters intent on cargo theft, they are building defenses that combine multiple technologies provided by vendors and augmented by their own systems.

July 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla to Fight California鈥檚 Claim It Overhypes Autopilot

Tesla is facing off with the California DMV over claims that the company has exaggerated the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technology and misled consumers.

July 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Stellantis Takes Surprise $2.7B Loss as Trump Shakes Market

Stellantis on July 21 announced a surprise $2.7 billion first-half net loss, while analysts had expected a small profit. The maker of Jeeps is tallying the costs of trade wars.

July 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Aeva, Daimler Truck Expand Lidar Deal for Autonomy

Trucking technology company Aeva announced an expanded partnership with Daimler Truck North America to advance the commercialization of autonomous vehicles.

July 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Trump Adds Tariffs on Industries for Aug. 1 Double Whammy

President Donald Trump is readying plans for industry-specific tariffs to kick in alongside his country-by-country duties on Aug. 1.

July 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Optimizing Your Fleet鈥檚 Tractor Life Cycle

"Keep, trade or sell.鈥 That鈥檚 the age-old question that often keeps fleet managers and executives up at night when it comes to vehicle acquisition. Sound familiar?

July 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyPerspective

Perspective: Mack Pioneer Wedge Cuts Drag, Widens Cab

One major key to the new model鈥檚 potential success is its combination of advanced aerodynamic design and 颅driver ergonomics in the form of a wedge shape.

July 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

From Bay to Boardroom

Fleet maintenance managers have several hats to wear when keeping tabs on their technicians and relating the value of their performance to the company's top brass.

July 18, 2025
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Battery Material Maker Stocks Jump as US Eyes 93% China Duty

Battery material makers鈥 stocks climbed as the U.S. set to impose preliminary antidumping duties of 93.5% on graphite imports from China.

July 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Settles Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway

Tesla settled a lawsuit over a driver鈥檚 death in 2019 when the Autopilot system in his Model 3 allegedly failed to avoid a collision with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway.

July 17, 2025