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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

Mack Trucks to Lay Off Hundreds at Lehigh Valley Plant

The truck manufacturer confirmed earlier reports about the layoffs. The decision was made in the face of economic and regulatory uncertainty that has put downward pressure on orders.

April 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Ford to Raise Car Prices This Summer Unless Tariffs Ease

Ford is preparing to raise prices on cars rolling off assembly lines starting next month if President Donald Trump doesn’t deliver on the tariff relief he has hinted at for automakers.

April 17, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Watch: Mack Trucks Unveils Newest Class 8 Model

Mack Trucks unveiled its newest Class 8 model, the Mack Pioneer, which officials touted as its most aerodynamic and driver-focused highway truck to date.   

April 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Massachusetts, Maryland Tap Brakes on Clean Trucks Enforcement

Maryland and Massachusetts have temporarily scuttled enforcing their California-based heavy truck emissions laws in deference to manufacturer difficulties.

April 16, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

DHL to Invest $1.1B in North American Health Care Logistics

The strategy is one leg of a more wide-ranging plan to raise the logistics giant’s revenue by 50% by 2030 by focusing on fast-growing and high-margin niche markets.

April 15, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training

Leaders at two truck driving trade groups are expressing “serious concerns” to federal regulators that lax entry-level driver training enforcement may be jeopardizing public safety.

April 15, 2025
BusinessEquipment

March Medium-Duty Truck Sales Dip 0.1% Year Over Year

Medium-duty truck sales also increased 26% sequentially from the 15,824 units reported in February. But notably, the results were dragged down by a lack of activity in Class 4.

April 15, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Canada Exempts Tariffs on Automakers That Stay in Country

The Canadian government said it will allow automakers to import a number of U.S.-made cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies keep manufacturing vehicles in Canada.

April 15, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Caterpillar Appoints Joe Creed as CEO Starting May 1

Caterpillar Inc. said Joe Creed, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. machinery manufacturer, will be its next CEO.

April 15, 2025
BusinessEquipmentPrivateTop 100

Lowe’s °®¶ą´«Ă˝s In on Professional Customers in $1.3 Billion Deal

Lowe’s has agreed to buy an interior services provider for around $1.3 billion, the retailer’s latest effort to expand its footprint with professional contractors amid a soft housing market.

April 15, 2025