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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Canada Matches US Subsidies to Win VW EV Battery Plant

Canada agreed to subsidies that may top C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) over a decade to land an electric vehicle battery plant by Volkswagen AG, the company’s first gigafactory outside Europe.

April 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Raises Truck Forecasts

Volvo Group raised its forecasts for registrations as the world’s second-biggest truck maker saw orders increase 32%.

April 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

How Your EV Can Power Your ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Tammy Snyder's homespun setup is a preview of what soon may be easily available to many Californians: EVs that are equipped not just to receive power, but also to deliver it.

April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

House T&I Chairman Sam Graves Outlines Spring Agenda

Updates to national aviation and pipeline safety policies will dominate the upcoming schedule for the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives.

April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Tesla Cuts US Prices Again Ahead of Earnings Release

DETROIT — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year.

April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

New Jersey Halts Electric Vehicle Rebates

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a government rebate — at least temporarily.

April 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

AI Weed-Killing Drones Are Coming for the Mega Farms

Terry Aberhart has watched the spindly, fixed-wing drones zip across the big skies over his farm in Canada’s Saskatchewan province, testing a technology that could be the future of weeding.

April 19, 2023
Government, Technology

States Await DOE Hydrogen Hub Selection

Several state consortiums met the April 7 deadline to be among the nation’s first hydrogen hubs as the U.S. Department of Energy begins to evaluate applications for funding.

April 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Post 5.6% Decline

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks fell 5.6% in March compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 18, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

EU Nears Deal on $47 Billion Chips Act

LONDON — The European Union was closing in April 18 on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production as it seeks to wean itself off reliance on Asia.

April 18, 2023