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Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.

BusinessEquipment

FTR: Class 8 Truck Production Outpacing Expectations

Speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference 2024 in Indianapolis, Dan Moyer said he would have expected build levels to decline, but that has not happened.

September 10, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Drop 16% Year Over Year in August

North American Class 8 truck orders continued to trend below the year-ago period in August, according to ACT Research. Preliminary data showed orders fell 16% to 16,400 units, but were up from July. 

September 10, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DOE Studying ‘Soft’ Costs to Deploy EV Charging

The U.S. Department of Energy is studying so-called soft costs of deploying EV charging infrastructure that sometimes are overlooked but can be higher than the basic buildout costs.

September 10, 2024
BusinessEquipment

VW Scraps German Jobs Guarantee to Cut Costs

Volkswagen is ending job protections for auto workers in Germany as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a showdown with unions.

September 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Jury Issues $462 Million Verdict Against Wabash After Crash

Wabash National Corp. said it is reviewing its legal options after a jury handed down $462 million in damages against the trailer manufacturer after a fatal crash.

September 9, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Port of Galveston Expands to Boost Cargo Capacity by 2026

A $90 million Port of Galveston infrastructure project launched this summer aims to add 30 acres and a long berth by 2026, enabling the Texas facility to handle one-third more cargo.

September 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Greenlane Lands $15M for California Zero-Emission Truck Hub

Truck refueling specialist Greenlane won a $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District to expedite construction of its flagship Colton, Calif., facility.

September 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

How Self-Driving Trucks Could Create New Jobs

As autonomous truck developers move ­closer to deploying fully driverless on-highway tractors, they are also pioneering a set of new, specialized job functions.

September 6, 2024
BusinessEquipmentFor-HireTop 100

Yellow Submits Final Chapter 11 Plan, Seeks Creditor Deal

The administrators are disputing the size of withdrawal liability claims from Central States Pension Fund and other multiemployer pension funds.

September 5, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyTradeshows

TMC Heads Back to Raleigh With Revamped Competitions

The event, scheduled for Sept. 15-19, will take place in Raleigh, N.C., a city that’s hosted a number of TMC gatherings in the past — most recently in 2019.

September 5, 2024