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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.

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Truck Maker Iveco Draws Takeover Interest From Tata Motors

Italian truck maker Iveco Group NV has attracted takeover interest from India’s Tata Motors Ltd., people familiar with the matter said.

July 18, 2025
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Perspective: Mack Pioneer Wedge Cuts Drag, Widens Cab

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

July 18, 2025
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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
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4 Former Yellow Terminals Sell for $6.85 Million

A Queens, N.Y.-based building firm, Kordun Construction, bought the most expensive property of the four — a Plainview, N.Y., service center — for $4 million.

July 18, 2025
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Class 8 Truck Sales in June Increase for First Time in 2025

Mack Trucks North America President Jonathan Randall says June’s Class 8 sales results reflect the resilience of customer demand.

July 17, 2025
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FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain

Derek Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, is recognized as an authority on commercial vehicle safety.

July 17, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Uber Partners With Lucid, Nuro to Launch Robotaxis in 2026

Uber is teaming up with electric vehicle maker Lucid and self-driving tech startup Nuro to launch a robotaxi fleet.

July 17, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Volvo Q2 Profit Halves on US Truck, Battery-Electric Weakness

Volvo reported better-than expected second-quarter earnings as signs of a recovery in Europe helped offset weak demand for trucks in North America.

July 17, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Says

Tesla hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision.

July 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

CEO Radstrom Calls Uncertainty Daimler’s Biggest Challenge

Daimler Truck CEO Karin Radstrom says tariffs are not the biggest challenge facing the commercial vehicle maker in the United States.

July 16, 2025