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New Louisiana Port Targets Moving Freight to Midwest

A Louisiana port under construction aims to pull business from larger facilities — and attract ships traveling through the Panama Canal — with a distribution model focused on moving cargo to Midwest markets.

December 22, 2021

New Jersey Adopts Clean Truck Rules

State Environmental Protection officials adopted Advanced Clean Truck rules Dec. 20 that would make New Jersey the first East Coast state to require phasing in of electric commercial trucks to reduce air pollution and the diseases it causes.

December 21, 2021

Tesla Loses All the Gains From 35% Rally Stoked by Hertz Electric Vehicle Deal

Tesla Inc.’s stock went on a tear after an October deal with Hertz Global Holdings Inc. signaled broader mainstream adoption of its electric cars.

December 20, 2021

Army Vet Jimmy Reddell Wins Kenworth T680

U.S. Army veteran Jimmy Reddell, who drives for Dallas-based Stevens Transport, is the winner of the 2021 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award.

December 20, 2021

2021 Top 10 Stories Cover Array of Issues as COVID Still Casts Shadow

Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transports Topics website in 2021, based on Google Analytics.

December 31, 2021

M&K Truck Centers Appoints Josh Wolf COO

M&K Truck Centers, with locations in four states, named Josh Wolf chief operating officer, effective immediately.

December 17, 2021

Cruise CEO Dan Ammann Abruptly Leaves

Dan Ammann has abruptly left the CEO role at Cruise, the autonomous driving unit that is majority owned by General Motors.

December 17, 2021

VW Bets on Scania to Lead Traton’s Challenge of Daimler, Volvo

Traton SE is banking on its Swedish Scania brand, one of the world’s most profitable truck makers, to beat a path to challenging industry leaders Daimler Truck AG and Volvo AB with newcomers like Nikola Corp. also making a push.

December 17, 2021

Rivian Stumbles in Earnings Debut With Miss on EV Output

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it expects to fall short of its annual production target as the electric pickup maker gave investors the first look at its operations as a public company.

December 16, 2021

Equipment Segment Marched to Higher Ground in 2021

The year 2021 will not soon be forgotten in truck equipment circles that were buffeted by a persistent severe virus carried over from 2020, by its new variants and more related supply chain and labor disruptions.

December 16, 2021