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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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New Report: 2024-2025 State of Heavy-Duty Repair

From capitalizing on the latest technician recruitment trends to implementing strategic financial planningthis report serves as your roadmap for navigating the challenges and opportunities in 2025. Get access to insights, benchmarks, and best practices for heavy-duty repair.

March 18, 2025
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Torc Partners With Flex, Nvidia on Autonomous Trucks

Torc has partnered with manufacturing company Flex and artificial intelligence specialist Nvidia to develop a scalable physical AI compute system for autonomous trucks, the company announced.

March 18, 2025
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How BYDs Five-Minute EV Charging Stacks Up Against Rivals

BYD can now add "charging as fast as refueling" to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it capture more market share from legacy automakers and direct rivals like Tesla.

March 18, 2025
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Congressional Republicans Seek to Halt States' EPA Waivers

Legislation that would restrict the federal government from permitting states to limit sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

March 18, 2025
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Port Neighbors Fear Pullback on Shift to EVs

People who live near ports fear that $3 billion earmarked from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to boost electrification in order to reduce pollution will be canceled.

March 18, 2025
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Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla

In the video, which has drawn more than 11 million views since it was published to YouTube on March 15, Mark Rober runs six tests assessing Luminar's lidar technology against Teslas system.

March 17, 2025
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Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case

Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the companys remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.

March 17, 2025
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Volkswagens Audi Will Cut 7,500 Jobs in Germany by 2029

The reductions, which correspond to 14% of the brands German workforce, wont affect factory workers.Audi must become faster, more agile and more efficient, said CEO Gernot D繹llner.

March 17, 2025
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Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Gain Traction in Trucking

Significant technological advances in recent years have helped to increase demand for LRR tires.Theyre just making the tires better and better all around, one trucking executive said.

March 17, 2025
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Wabash to Quadruple Size of TaaS Fleet

Trailer manufacturer Wabash intends to expand the size of its trailers-as-a-service fleet by as much as a factor of four by the end of 2025, an executive told Transport Topics.

March 14, 2025