Transport Topics

The Lone Star State is preparing for its transportation future in a big way. A 10-year Texas Department of Transportation plan to spend a record $85 billion to alleviate congestion, enhance safety and...

7 Sep 20223min

To help communities rebuild vital infrastructure damaged by extreme weather and wildfires, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced $512 million in Emergency Relief Program funds t...

2 Sep 20223min

After a seven-year wait, FMCSA has released a draft copy of the Medical Examiners Handbook that offers revised guidance to help examiners ensure that truck drivers are in good health. The medical exam...

1 Sep 20222min

Electric vehicle maker Nikola announced two executive level changes and also that it has commenced an exchange offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of energy-storage technology com...

31 Aug 20223min

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment on a request by an alliance of large motor carriers for an exemption that would permit the carriers to report “actual knowledge” of a...

30 Aug 20223min

We just released our list of the Transport Topics Top 100 private fleets in North America. PepsiCo once again topped the list, and there was a shift at Nos. 2 and 3. Walmart took the No. 2 spot this y...

29 Aug 20223min

The average retail price of a used Class 8 vehicle in July inched past $90,000 to tower over the year-ago price, but it also dipped slightly from June to extend the market’s ongoing softening, ACT Res...

26 Aug 20223min

More autonomous truck testing is happening in Texas, this time an effort between Daimler Truck and Waymo. The companies will partner to put self-driving trucks on a route between Dallas and Houston vi...

25 Aug 20223min