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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.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Electric School Bus Maker Lion Faces Likely Liquidation

A court-appointed monitor says there is a “very high†likelihood that electric truck and bus maker Lion Electric will be liquidated.

May 7, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Tariffs Force Rivian to Lower Annual Delivery Outlook

The company now expects to sell 40,000 to 46,000 battery-powered pickups, SUVs and delivery vans this year, it said May 6 while reporting first-quarter results.

May 6, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Weak US On-Highway Truck Demand Drags on Q1 Cummins Revenue

Equipment manufacturer Cummins saw revenue fall in Q1 on the back of weaker on-highway truck sales in both North and South America and broad buyer worry about business trends.

May 6, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Lawmakers Scrap Tire Emissions Limits in Deregulation Push

Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.

May 6, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Data Center Demand Propels Eaton Q1 Profit, Revenue Growth

Data center and electricity generation construction continued to power Eaton profit and revenue increases in Q1 as the component manufacturer’s vehicles division lagged again.

May 6, 2025
Business, Equipment

Vocational Demand, Price Hikes Boost Allison Q1 Profit

U.S. demand for Class 8 vocational trucks and day cab tractors that has tracked with expectations combined with a lift from higher prices helped boost Allison Transmission profit in Q1 2025.

May 6, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

GM Names Duncan Aldred New North America Leader

General Motors on May 5 named Duncan Aldred the new president of the automaker’s North America operations amid tensions between President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico over tariffs.

May 6, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Continental Earnings Hit Four-Year High on Cost Cuts

Continental AG more than doubled earnings in the first quarter as its car parts unit slashed costs and tire sales bounced back from weaker levels last year.

May 6, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

California Awards Tax Credits for Port, Hydrogen Projects

California Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded a $1.5 million tax credit for a hydrogen fuel facility and a $800,000 credit to expand Port Hueneme’s logistics and supply chain infrastructure.

May 5, 2025
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Congressional Republicans Push Reconciliation Bill

House Republicans recently took a major step in their quest to approve as early as this month a comprehensive tax and budget measure supported by the Trump White House.

May 5, 2025