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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.

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Trucking’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, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Class 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, 2023
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Trucking 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.

September 7, 2023
BusinessEquipment

July Used Class 8 Sales Decline 9.3% Year-Over-Year

Used Class 8 sales in July decreased 9.3% year-over-year to 19,500 units from 21,500, ACT Research reported.

September 7, 2023
GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

New York’s Port of Oswego Wins $4 Million Federal Grant

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced a $4 million economic development grant to New York’s Port of Oswego to buy new cargo-handling equipment and improve rail infrastructure.

September 7, 2023
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Former Ford, VW Executives Start Stack AV

The founders of the former self-driving unit of Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG are launching a new autonomous trucking startup, Stack AV,  with backing said to be more than $1 billion.

September 7, 2023
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Jaxport to Buy Two Ship-to-Shore Cargo Cranes

Florida state legislators have given Jacksonville Port Authority officials a $30 million check to purchase two new ship-to-shore container cranes for the Blount Island Marine Terminal.

September 6, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

ELeapPower Brings Integrated Inverter to Medium-Duty BEVs

MUNICH — Canadian startup eLeapPower said it is bringing its integrated power electronics to the medium-duty battery-electric truck market in North America.

September 6, 2023
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Daimler, Cummins and Paccar Partner on EV Battery Plant

Daimler Truck Holding, Accelera by Cummins and Paccar are investing billions in a joint venture to advance battery cell production in the U.S.

September 6, 2023
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FMCSA Plans Study on Vehicle Maintenance Impact on Safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a plan to conduct a survey and study that focuses on how vehicle maintenance requirements impact overall motor carrier safety.

September 5, 2023