Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


Government, Business, Logistics

Panama Canal Congestion Threatens US Trucking

Panama Canal officials say limiting how many ships can go through the waterway could have downstream effects on U.S. trucking like slowdowns and bottlenecks.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 31, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety

Yokohama Recalls 6,992 Commercial Tires

Yokohama Tire Corp. is voluntarily recalling 6,992 of its commercial tires, the company announced Aug. 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 28, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety

Volvo Trucks Triples Demonstration Track Size

Volvo Trucks North America completed structural upgrades to its test track facility in Dublin, Va., the automaker announced Aug. 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 25, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Stakeholders Dissect Truck Parking Challenges

Freight stakeholders have many ideas for how to address the trucking industry’s shortage of safe truck parking, but all agree it’s not an easy challenge.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 24, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow’s Shutdown Opens Up LTL Market for Competitors

The Yellow Corp. shutdown is having a downstream effect on the less-than-truckload space as freight volumes flow toward competitors.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 24, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

Bridgestone Celebrates Tennessee Plant Expansion

Bridgestone Americas celebrated the expansion of its truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison, Tenn., the company announced Aug. 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 21, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

Uber Freight Partners With Redkik on Cargo Insurance

Uber Freight is partnering with the insurance software company Redkik as part of a strategic collaboration to revolutionize per-load cargo insurance, the companies announced Aug. 17.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 21, 2023
Business, Equipment

July Trailer Orders Show Sequential Turnaround

U.S. trailer orders continued the trend of year-over-year declines in July despite experiencing a significant sequential turnaround, according to ACT Research.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 17, 2023
Business, Equipment

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Jump 10.9% in July

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 10.9% in July compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 15, 2023
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

July Class 8 Sales Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in July increased 2.5% from a year ago but were down from the prior month, Wards Intelligence reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 11, 2023