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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

Caterpillar Volumes Slip From Year-Ago Levels

Caterpillar Inc. reported first-quarter results that showed machinery sales slipping from a year earlier and warned that the trend is expected to continue in its second quarter.

April 25, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Softer Global Truck Tire Demand Drags on Michelin Q1 Sales

Michelin posted a 4.1% year-over-year decrease in tire sales in the first quarter of 2024, citing softer overall demand in the truck and specialty tire segments.

April 24, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

New VTNA, Mack Tractors to Leave Plants With HVO in Tank

All Class 8 tractors rolling off VTNA and Mack Trucks production lines are set to depart manufacturing facilities with hydrotreated vegetable oil or renewable diesel in their fuel tanks.

April 24, 2024
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Traton Maintains Battery-Electric Decarbonization Focus

Navistar parent company Traton is standing firm in its belief that battery-electric trucks are the best alternative for trucking fleets looking to decarbonize their operations.

April 24, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Truck Body Repair Collaborations Help Streamline Planning

Repairing the body on a Class 8 truck is a process of handling moving parts while performing a proper assessment and eventually restoring the unit to a safe, roadworthy state as quickly as possible.

April 23, 2024
BusinessEquipment

General Motors Reports Strong Q1 Profits

DETROIT — Despite a small dip in U.S. vehicle sales, General Motors’ first-quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles.

April 23, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafety

E-Smart Introduces Backing Speed Management System

The speed management provider E-Smart is adding a backing speed limiter feature for facilities to its services, the company announced April 22.

April 22, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Geely to Sell $1.32 Billion of Volvo Truck Shares

Shares of truck maker Volvo AB dropped as much as 5.9% in Stockholm on news that China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group had sold the entirety of its Class B shares, worth about $1.3 billion.

April 19, 2024
BusinessEquipment

March Trailer Orders Continue Year-Over-Year Declines

U.S. trailer orders for March declined on both an annual and monthly basis, ACT Research reported.

April 18, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford’s Commercial Business Is Defying the EV Slump

Demand from fleet-based vehicle operators is a lone bright spot for the EV industry as global sales sputter.

April 18, 2024