Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


Business, Equipment

Trailer Orders in December Dip 3% Annually

U.S. trailer orders ended 2024 trending slightly below the previous December, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 23, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Closes 2024 Preparing for Upturn

The Phoenix-based truckload motor carrier reported a revenue decline of 3.5% in the fourth quarter amid efforts to improve the business ahead of the expected up cycle.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 23, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Longtime Lytx CEO Brandon Nixon Announces Retirement

Nixon helped guide Lytx during the early days of video telematics in trucking. The company said he is retiring to focus on personal priorities and passions.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 21, 2025
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Inches Down in December

The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 21, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Ends 2024 With Slight Revenue Decline

The Lowell, Ark.-based carrier ended the year slightly behind where it was during the prior fourth quarter amid efforts to reinvest and improve operations, the company reported Jan. 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 17, 2025
Business, Equipment

December Medium-Duty Sales Continued to Trend Below 2023

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks declined year-over-year despite a sequential increase in December, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 15, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

McKinsey Looks Toward Tech-Driven Future for Trucking

LAS VEGAS — McKinsey & Co. shared its expectations of a more technological, integrated and cleaner truck market during CES 2025.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 15, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Decrease 4.3% in December

U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024 by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 14, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Yazaki Takes Aim at Truck Wiring With New Busbar Tech

LAS VEGAS — Yazaki Innovations unveiled a new line of busbars for trucks, as well as other types of vehicles and industrial applications, during CES 2025.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Clarios Secures First OEM Deal for Supercapacitor Offering

LAS VEGAS — Battery technology company Clarios secured its first contract with an automotive manufacturer to supply its supercapacitors, the company announced Jan. 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025