Heavy-duty trucks powered by renewable natural gas and hydrogen, as well as the latest video-based safety systems, were among the commercial vehicle technologies showcased at MCE 2025.
October 26, 2025Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Ten Cool Patent Boosts Reefer Fleet Efficiency
A new trailer design from Ten Cool is reshaping refrigerated logistics by driving measurable efficiency gains and stronger temperature control across food and dairy fleets in North America.
October 25, 2025Perspective: Trucking’s Strength Comes From Its Unity
Americans depend on trucking, but for the third straight year, tonnage is stuck in neutral, and to continue to weather this slump, we must stick together, writes ATA President Chris Spear.
October 25, 2025Canada Set to Renew Trade Talks When US ‘Ready,’ Carney Says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks “when the Americans are ready,” hours after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations.
October 24, 2025US Initiates China Tariff Inquiry Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
The Trump administration is launching a trade investigation that opens the door to new tariffs on Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions before a highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit next week.
October 24, 2025Canada Begins Antidumping Probe of Chinese Truck Body Imports
Canada is launching an antidumping investigation into truck body imports from China just as Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to ease trade tensions with the east Asian country.
October 24, 2025Future of SuperTruck Program in Doubt After Funding Pullback
The Department of Energy recently terminated $7.5 billion in grants for 223 projects that had been approved by the Biden administration.
October 24, 2025Covenant Reports Revenue Gains Amid Muted Q3 Market
“Overall, we expect modest contraction in our combined truckload fleet and growth in our asset-light segments," Covenant CEO David Parker said.
October 24, 2025Inflation Stays Elevated but Prices Rose Less Than Feared
The figures show that inflation continues to rise more slowly than many economists expected when President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in April.
October 24, 2025OEMs Move Forward With Truck Tariffs Ahead
Paccar expects to seize a bigger U.S. heavy-duty truck market share and to be able to increase prices once the Section 232 import tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts go live.
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