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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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Freightliner to Offer Upgraded Hendrickson Rear Suspension

Freightliner Trucks will begin offering Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems’ Haulmaax EX rear rubber suspension system.

April 14, 2023
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Boeing’s Parts Issue Stifles 737 Max Deliveries

Boeing Co. is pausing deliveries of some 737 Max jets to address a production issue on the rear end of some aircraft.  

April 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Factory Production Declines on Weaker Equipment Demand

Production at U.S. factories fell in March for the first time this year as companies show signs of ratcheting back investment plans.

April 14, 2023
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Maryland Passes Clean Trucks Act With Key Caveats

Rather than rubber-stamping California’s truck emission standards, Maryland passed the Clean Trucks Act of 2023 — viewed as a fair compromise reflecting trucking industry concerns.

April 13, 2023
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Trucking’s Electric Vs. Hydrogen Battle Starts to Percolate

Purely battery-powered trucks have a head start on hydrogen fuel cells in the race to decarbonize trucks, but due to drawbacks for both technologies, the competition is far from settled.

April 13, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Expands List on Crash Preventability Program

FMCSA is adding four types of crashes to its program that omits carrier fault for certain types of crashes when calculating the carrier’s safety measurement profile.

April 12, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Carrier Upgrades Refrigeration Units With XR Series

Carrier Transicold on April 11 launched an upgraded series of refrigeration units for midsized and large trucks, the company said.

April 12, 2023
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Trucking Leads Growth in Nuclear Verdicts

The trucking industry has seen a spike in nuclear verdict judgments across the economy.

April 12, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Fleet Executives Split on Inward-Facing Cameras

MINNEAPOLIS — The benefits of inward-facing cameras on trucks have turned out mostly to be a plus, but getting buy-in from drivers hasn’t come easily, according to a panel of safety executives.

April 12, 2023
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New Executives Chosen to Steer Pilot Overhaul

Pilot Co. is to replace its top two officers with executives hand-picked by its new majority owner as one of the biggest truck stop operators readies a major overhaul of its facilities.

April 12, 2023