Transport Topics

• Ryder Q3 Profit, Revenue Hold Steady in Weak Market October 27, 2025
  Executives told analysts the most recent quarter’s performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.
• Trucking Increasingly Weary Over Lawsuit Abuse and Insurance October 27, 2025
  The 2025 ATRI Top Industry Issues report, released Oct. 26, found that the economy was the top concern among industry stakeholders for the third year in a row.
• Tesla Semi Tractor Serial Production Still on Schedule October 27, 2025
  For the past 18 months, Tesla said manufacturing would start by the end of 2025 and ramp up to capacity through 2026. The firm has a history of missing deadlines, including with the Semi.
• Nuclear Verdicts Keep Getting Worse for Trucking October 26, 2025
  Nuclear verdicts are "just getting exponentially larger,” said Oriana Senatore, managing director and senior vice president of strategy at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.
• Samsara Highlights Expanded AI-Powered Safety Platform October 26, 2025
  Samsara outlined its recently launched AI tools that provide alerts on adverse weather and automate driver coaching to help fleets reduce risk and prevent crashes.
• Safety Improvements Have Defined the Evolution of Trucking October 26, 2025
  Rob Abbott of Fleetworthy points out that trucking has a history of continual improvement in safety, and has reduced its fatal crash rate by more than 50% since 1975.
• Volvo’s VNR Electric Reaches 20 Million Customer Miles October 26, 2025
  Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Electric model has reached 20 million miles of on-the-road customer operations, the OEM said at MCE 2025.
• Clean Truck Tech, Video Safety and More on Display at MCE October 26, 2025
  Heavy-duty trucks powered by renewable natural gas and hydrogen, as well as the latest video-based safety systems, were among the commercial vehicle technologies showcased at MCE 2025.
• Stay Ahead of What's Next for the Industry October 26, 2025
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• Ten Cool Patent Boosts Reefer Fleet Efficiency October 25, 2025
  A new trailer design from Ten Cool is reshaping refrigerated logistics by driving measurable efficiency gains and stronger temperature control across food and dairy fleets in North America.
• Perspective: Trucking’s Strength Comes From Its Unity October 25, 2025
  Americans depend on trucking, but for the third straight year, tonnage is stuck in neutral, and to continue to weather this slump, we must stick together, writes ATA President Chris Spear.
• Canada Set to Renew Trade Talks When US ‘Ready,’ Carney Says October 24, 2025
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks “when the Americans are ready,” hours after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations.
• US Initiates China Tariff Inquiry Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting October 24, 2025
  The Trump administration is launching a trade investigation that opens the door to new tariffs on Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions before a highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit next week.
• Canada Begins Antidumping Probe of Chinese Truck Body Imports October 24, 2025
  Canada is launching an antidumping investigation into truck body imports from China just as Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to ease trade tensions with the east Asian country. 
• Future of SuperTruck Program in Doubt After Funding Pullback October 24, 2025
  The Department of Energy recently terminated $7.5 billion in grants for 223 projects that had been approved by the Biden administration.