Transport Topics

Calling it “a great day that we have been looking forward to for a long time,” Nikola CEO Mark Russell noted that having several Tre Class 8 battery-electric trucks ready for delivery will generate th...

29 Apr 20223min

Secretary Pete Buttigieg became the first transportation secretary in more than two decades to testify in front of the Surface Transportation Board, as he made an appearance to discuss supply chain de...

28 Apr 20222min

The average retail price of a used Class 8 vehicle has pushed past the $100,000 mark for the first time, ACT Research reported. In March, used Class 8 trucks sold for an average of $101,736, nearly do...

27 Apr 20223min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion. The outspoken Musk, who also is the world’s wealthiest person, has said he wanted to buy and privatize Twitter be...

26 Apr 20222min

Engine maker Cummins Inc. says its filtration unit has confidentially filed to go public. The IPO is expected to commence after the completion of the review process by the Securities and Exchange Comm...

25 Apr 20223min

One of the major concerns that many people in the trucking industry have about autonomous trucks is the expectation that their use would lead to drivers losing their jobs. But Daimler Truck CEO Martin...

22 Apr 20223min

Torc Robotics, a self-driving truck developer and subsidiary of Daimler Truck, recently highlighted its autonomous progress during a demonstration in New Mexico. The event included four Freightliner C...

21 Apr 20223min

March truck tonnage rose 3.8% compared with year-ago levels, and also posted a first-quarter gain over the same period in 2021, American Trucking Associations reported. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage ...

20 Apr 20223min