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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’s Starks: Trailer Production to Trend Lower Through 2024

Production of trailers in the United States is set to decline for five consecutive quarters before increasing in the final three months of 2024, according to one expert.

September 13, 2023
BusinessEquipment

UAW May Consider Strikes at Small Number of Factories

DETROIT — Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are considering targeted strikes at a small number of factories if they can’t reach contract agreements by a Thursday night deadline.

September 13, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Hyundai Could Get $2.1 Billion in Aid to Make EVs in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. — State and local governments are on track to give $2.1 billion in tax breaks to Hyundai Motor Group after it said it will invest an additional $2 billion to build an EV complex.

September 13, 2023
GovernmentEquipmentSafety

ATA Touts USDOT Truck Parking Investments

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, 2023
BusinessEquipment

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, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Peterbilt 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, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Nikola 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, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Mitchell Launches Repair Training Program With Axalta

Mitchell International launched a new collision repair training program with Axalta Coating Systems.

September 8, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Executive 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, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFor-Hire

Estes 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, 2023