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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.

Technology, Equipment

When It Comes to Technological Innovation, Trust the Process

The axiom is especially true in technological innovation, according to Features Editor Michael Freeze.

July 22, 2022
Business, Equipment

Cox Automotive Buys Trudell, Adding Fleet Parts and Trailer Sales

Cox Automotive Inc. announced it acquired Trudell Holdings Inc., the parent company of a trailer dealership network.

July 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Revised Estimate Adds 10,000 to June Trailer Orders, Clearing 25,000

Net U.S. trailer orders in June rose to 25,444, ACT Research reported July 22. It was an increase of about 10,000 orders compared with the preliminary number issued only days before.

July 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Online Classes Help Women, Adult Learners Land Alabama Trucking Jobs

After tailoring courses with the state trucking association, Alabama educators are reaching a different demographic of students who are now training and entering the trucking industry.

July 22, 2022
Business, Equipment

June鈥檚 Class 4 Plunge Takes Down Overall Medium-Duty Sales

Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales in June approached 18,000, down 14.7% compared with a year earlier and largely reflecting a plunge in Classes 4 and 5, Wards Intelligence reported.

July 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Five Questions: Taki Darakos

Taki Darakos joined Pitt Ohio in January 2019. Transport Topics asks him what are his biggest concerns as vice president of vehicle maintenance and fleet services.

July 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Getting It Right: Developing New Oil Standards

The saying 鈥淭ime flies when you鈥檙e having fun鈥 could likely apply to developing new engine oils. And some time has passed since the last diesel engine oil category was introduced in 2017 when the American Petroleum Institute (API) announced CK-4 and FA-4.

July 22, 2022
Business, Equipment, Safety

Alabama Sees Success With Trucking Workforce Initiatives

Creating a coordinated campaign involving trucking company titans and state education officials to foster workforce development in the trucking industry is paying off for the Alabama Trucking Association.

July 22, 2022
Business, Equipment

Landstar Reports Q2 Records for Revenue, Earnings

Landstar System Inc. posted strong financial results for the second quarter 鈥 though they missed investment analysts鈥 expectations 鈥 and set a record for the first half.

July 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ZF Outlines Path Ahead for CV Business

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global supplier to commercial vehicles and passenger cars, recently showcased its efforts with automation, steer-by-wire, a modular electric driveline and AI-based transport-as-a-service (TaaS) and reported its new commercial vehicle solutions division is up and running, with orders for technology coming in.

July 20, 2022