Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.
Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics. Before Transport Topics, Connor worked for LifeZette, and prior to that wrote for Inside Sources and the Daily Caller. He has covered economic and labor beats through the lens of how policy decisions affect business. He also has written about the business implications of poor infrastructure, and the potential implications of automated technology for the labor market.
Embark Technology is set to be acquired by fellow autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition, the companies announced May 25.
May 26, 2023
The turn toward nearshoring escalated this year, a trend that saw renewed interest during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 25, 2023
Truckstop has ramped up a campaign aimed at combating trucking fraud through awareness and research.
May 24, 2023
Fleets around the world experienced a 16% year-over-year decline in idling time in 2022, according to customer data from video telematics company Lytx.
May 24, 2023
Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell up to 1,000 electric trucks to a single customer in its largest EV order to date, the manufacturer announced May 22.
May 22, 2023
The trucking industry stumbled through the first quarter amid a slowing economy and high inventories, according to experts.
May 18, 2023
U.S. trailer orders dropped by nearly half from the year-ago total to an estimated 10,000 units in April, ACT Research reported.
May 18, 2023
U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 16.2% in April compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
May 16, 2023
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April increased 19.4% from a year ago but declined on a month-to-month basis, Wards Intelligence reported.
May 11, 2023
North American Class 8 orders in April continued the trend of year-over-year declines by dropping to 11,600 units, ACT Research reported.
May 11, 2023