ATA President Chris Spear joined government and industry officials in South Dakota on Sept. 12 to tout recent federal investments for additional parking for commercial truck drivers.
September 12, 2023Fleet Equipment News
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.
ATA Touts USDOT Truck Parking Investments
Analyst: Truck Demand to Beat Expectations
Sentiment is growing that U.S. demand for Class 8 trucks in 2024 is likely to be better than expected, according to an analyst at the FTR Transportation Intelligence Transportation Conference.
September 12, 2023Peterbilt Celebrates Model 389 Milestone
Peterbilt Motors Co. marked the production of the 100,000th Model 389 at its Denton, Texas, manufacturing plant as a milestone Sept. 7.
September 11, 2023Nikola Truck Catches Fire During Testing
Nikola Corp. says one of its battery-electric big rigs experienced a “thermal incident†Sept. 8 during a test on the cause of recent fires that prompted a recall.
September 11, 2023Mitchell Launches Repair Training Program With Axalta
Mitchell International launched a new collision repair training program with Axalta Coating Systems.
September 8, 2023Executive Spotlight: Wade Anderson, Bay & Bay Transportation
Wade Anderson of Bay & Bay Transportation in Eagen, Minn., has more than 30 years of experience digitally transforming companies.
September 8, 2023Estes Among Fleets to Pilot Remora’s Carbon Capture System
Estes was among the first commercial for-hire carriers to sign up to pilot emerging technology developed by Remora.
September 8, 2023Trucking’s Many Roads to Decarbonization
Trucking already has made strides to reduce emissions but carriers will need to comply with stricter regulations ahead. So how will the industry achieve these carbon reduction goals?
September 8, 2023Class 8 Truck Orders Fall 12% in August
North American Class 8 orders ended a three-month streak of positive year-over-year growth by falling 12% in August, according to ACT Research.
September 7, 2023Trucking Trade Groups Generally Support AEB Proposal
Organizations representing heavy trucks were generally supportive of a joint proposed rule to require automatic emergency braking technologies on heavy trucks — with caveats.
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