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Would you buy a new car without airbags? Since 1998, airbags have been standard safety equipment in passenger cars. And the reason is simple. They save lives. Yet for Class 8 trucks, they are still considered "an option."

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.

Volkswagen AG is exploring the sale of as much as $1.1 billion of stock in Traton SE, taking advantage of the truck maker’s surging price to increase the number of shares available for trading.

The use of automation in warehouses to streamline efficiencies, already part of the conversation pre-pandemic, has accelerated.

Superpowers led by the U.S. and European Union have funneled $81 billion toward cranking out the next generation of semiconductors, escalating a showdown with China for chip supremacy.

NHTSA has opened an investigation into Zoox, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., after two incidents in which its SUVs suddenly braked and were rear-ended.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the trend of year-over-year declines by falling 12.9% in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Losses at tire manufacturer Goodyear narrowed in the first quarter of 2024 due in part to an ongoing restructuring that won positive reviews from analysts.

The joining of trucking companies comes with challenges throughout the merger and acquisition process. The slow-moving procedure was exacerbated during the boom/bust cycle of 2022-23.

As trucking mergers and acquisitions followed the freight market into a down cycle, conditions have stabilized, showing positive signs for the sector going forward.