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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.

GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Deere Falls as Struggling Farmers Delay Machinery Rebound

The world’s biggest farm machinery maker pared its full-year earnings outlook with lower grain prices curbing farmers’ spending.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentBreaking News

ATA Asks EPA to Delay Emissions Rule

"With prolonged weakness in freight demand and inflationary cost pressures, the rule’s 2027 implementation timeline threatens to intensify strain across our industry," ATA said.

August 13, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Record 15 Women Will Be Among Field of NTDC Drivers

NTDC stalwart and XPO driver Ina Daly will be among a record 15 women competing at the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships in Minneapolis.

August 13, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Most Diesel Repair Shops Understaffed Last Year, ATRI Finds

A scarcity of diesel technicians facing career obstacles is a widening concern for a trucking industry that depends on them, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute report.

August 13, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Corn Drops With Record US Harvest Even Bigger Than Expected

Chicago corn futures fell to the lowest level in nearly a year after the Department of Agriculture raised its already record-large outlook for the American harvest.

August 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Panama Canal to Enter Ports Business as Trump-China Feud Stews

The Panama Canal is planning to enter the ports business with a tender for two terminals, a move that comes amid a high-profile clash between the U.S. and China over the waterway.

August 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel

EPA to Curb DEF Shutdowns in New and Existing Trucks

“We have heard loud and clear from small businesses across the United States that the current DEF system is unacceptable," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

August 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

US Loses Top Spot in Canada’s Car Market to Mexico

Trump’s imposition of 25% tariffs on foreign vehicles has disrupted the long-standing system that mostly allowed the free flow of vehicles and parts across the three North American countries.

August 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Audi Labor Chief Ties US Factory to Job Security in Germany

Audi’s labor leaders are willing to back an expansion in the country only if management gives long-term guarantees for jobs and output at home.

August 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsBreaking News

4 Top Truck Makers Sue CARB, Newsom Over Emissions Rules

Daimler, International, Paccar and Volvo Group are suing the California Air Resources Board on grounds that federal actions vacated the state’s efforts to enforce its own emissions rules.

August 11, 2025