Transport Topics

Intermodal chassis manufacturers are scaling back production as a result of weak demand as well as a supply overhang, company executives said.... Read more

The nation’s top transportation officer will defend the White House’s fiscal 2025 funding request for his department when he appears before congressional funding panels.... Read more

Find out how your trucking business stacks up by submitting data for the 2024 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers publication.... Read more

Did you know truck drivers listen to SiriusXM an average 55+ hours each week? The SiriusXM Fleet Program keeps your drivers informed, engaged, and entertained along every mile. Our 150+ channels of ad-free music, as well as sports, news, talk…... Read more

Carrier Global profits dropped in the first quarter of 2024, with results hurt by weaker North American truck and trailer refrigeration sales, the company said April 25.... Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hydrogen fuel cell technology holds significant promise for over-the-road trucking applications, but refueling with hydrogen can be complex, experts said at an event.... Read more

A vote on the nomination of Jennifer Homendy to continue her term as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board is on a Senate panel’s calendar.... Read more

Landstar System Inc. experienced a decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 24.... Read more

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings saw its first-quarter bottom-line results swing from a profit to a loss.... Read more

Mullen Group experienced a decrease in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 25.... Read more

Tesla Inc.’s touted Class 8 Semi tractor is likely to begin rolling off the company’s Reno, Nev., production line late next year, according to a senior executive.... Read more

The first of 11 ships trapped for a month behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge left the Port of Baltimore April 25 using an alternate shipping channel that had just opened.... Read more

Federal trucking regulators are in the early stages of developing a new online registration process aimed at reducing fraud and improving transparency and efficiency.... Read more

Covenant Logistics Group profits tumbled in the first quarter of 2024, with freight rates and volumes taking a toll on earnings as expected.... Read more

The U.S. plans to award Micron Technology Inc. $6.1 billion in grants and as much as $7.5 billion in loans to help the memory-chip maker build new American factories.... Read more

The shipping and supply chain industry, a linchpin of global commerce, has long wrestled with outdated and error-prone data handling processes. Traditionally, businesses have relied on tedious manual processes, accepting them as a necessary cost of operations.  The boom of AI has opened the door to innovate workflows that are... Read more

Hertz reported a loss that was nearly three times worse than analysts expected as it accelerated sales of electric vehicles to reduce its fleet of Tesla models that have weighed on profits.... Read more

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced.... Read more

Caterpillar Inc. reported first-quarter results that showed machinery sales slipping from a year earlier and warned that the trend is expected to continue in its second quarter.... Read more

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit crept 1% higher as the railroad tightened up on expenses — particularly its fuel bill — even though it delivered slightly less freight.... Read more

Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.... Read more

WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy slowed last quarter, growing at an annual rate of 1.6% in a sign that the high interest rates may be taking a toll on borrowing and spending.... Read more

Ford Motor Co., rapidly retooling its electric vehicle strategy in a decelerating market for plug-ins, posted first-quarter results that beat expectations on strong sales of work trucks.... Read more

Truck tonnage reached 13 consecutive months of year-over-year declines after a slight decrease in March, American Trucking Associations reported April 23.... Read more

Michelin posted a 4.1% year-over-year decrease in tire sales in the first quarter of 2024, citing softer overall demand in the truck and specialty tire segments.... Read more