It鈥檚 unclear if the next few months will mark a turning point for the struggling farm machinery sector, with minimal details on the U.S.-China trade deal for manufacturers.
November 7, 2025Fleet 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.
North American Softness Drags on Daimler Truck Earnings
Daimler Truck North America orders in the most recent quarter totaled 26,168 trucks and buses, down 29% year over year from 36,794 vehicles, but nearly double Q2鈥檚 13,842 total.
November 7, 2025First Brands Wins Access to Last $600M of Emergency Funds
First Brands Group won access to $600 million of remaining bankruptcy financing, which company lawyers said was needed to prevent the company from聽immediately聽shutting down.
November 7, 2025Cummins Q3 Profit Falls 33.7% Behind Accelera Writedown
On-highway truck and engine sales in North America are set to fall 15% in the fourth quarter compared with Q3, Cummins Chief Financial Officer Mark Smith warned analysts and investors.
November 7, 2025Honda's Profit Slips as Trump's Tariffs Take Toll
Honda lowered its profit projection for the fiscal year through March 2026 to $2 billion, which would be a decline of 64% from the year before.
November 7, 2025Elevated Cargo Theft Landscape Settles Into New Normal
鈥淲e鈥檙e just about flat, which tells us, we鈥檙e leveling off and we鈥檙e starting to live in that new norm,鈥 says Scott Cornell, a crime and theft specialist at Travelers.
November 6, 2025Trump Plans 1-Year Pause on Port Crane Duties, China Ship Fees
The U.S. is pushing forward on President Trump鈥檚 pledge to pause penalties aimed at China鈥檚 shipbuilding industry, a key concession in his interim trade pact with counterpart Xi Jinping.
November 6, 2025Ford Might Cancel Electric F-150 Pickup Truck, WSJ Reports
Ford is considering scrapping the electric version of its F-150 pickup truck, known as the F-150 Lightning, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.聽
November 6, 2025House Chairman Wants Highway Bill That Looks to Technology
Rep. Sam Graves said he intends to advance a surface transportation measure that recognizes emerging technologies while prioritizing long-standing infrastructure networks.
November 6, 2025Trucking Grows More Confident About Freight Market Upturn
Data provided to Transport Topics shows an acceleration in carrier capacity exits, and observers see a number of macroeconomic dominoes starting to fall into place.
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