Fleet Equipment News

About 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.

GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Abandons Speed Limiter Proposals for Heavy Trucks

Regulators never settled on a speed at which the limiters would be set. FMCSA and NHTSA had proposed and sought comment on a range of 60 to 68 mph.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump Tariffs Could Boost Factory Costs 4.5%, Analysis Finds

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth analysis notes potential for wage stagnation and even layoffs and plant closures.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Stellantis Faces $1.7 Billion Hit From US Tariffs This Year

Stellantis has forecast that U.S. tariffs would cost it $1.7 billion this year, as higher duties hit the Jeep maker’s already struggling North American business.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

CARB Allows OEMs to Transfer EV Truck Credits Between States

The move was described as a nod to commitments made in the Clean Truck Partnership deal that California forged with truck manufacturers as part of the state’s emissions reduction efforts.

July 28, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Samsung to Make Tesla AI Chips in $16.5 Billion Deal

The agreement runs through 2033 and includes an upcoming plant in Taylor, Texas, to produce Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip.

July 28, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Traton CEO Levin Leery of Rivals’ H2 Truck Demand Optimism

Traton Group is not as optimistic as at least one of its peers about the prospects for North American medium- and heavy-duty truck demand in the second half of 2025, CEO Christian Levin said.

July 28, 2025
BusinessEquipmentFor-Hire

International Q2 Truck Sales, Profit Rise Amid Dim Outlook

International sold 14,628 trucks in the most recent quarter, compared with 13,143 trucks a year earlier.

July 25, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomousFor-Hire

Door Maker Begins Pilot With Bot Auto’s Autonomous Semis

Steves & Sons began pilot program testing Bot Auto’s retrofitted Freightliner tractors alongside its managed logistics provider, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, in June.

July 25, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Ryder Q2 Profit Boosted by Supply Chain Service Wins

Ryder System profit and revenue rose year over year in Q2 of 2025, benefiting from supply chain services wins and prices, plus a more stable truck sales, leasing and rental market.

July 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

India 'Confident' It's Nearing Trade Agreement With the US

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer “very dear friends.â€

July 24, 2025