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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

September Trailer Orders Highest Since March

U.S. trailer orders in September just cleared 25,000 and, while down about 10% compared with a year earlier, were the highest since first quarter, ACT Research reported.

October 20, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Solera’s Spireon Introduces Next-Gen Cargo Sensor

Asset-tracking technology provider Spireon has introduced its next-generation cargo sensor, designed to give motor carriers more detailed information about available trailer capacity.

October 20, 2022
BusinessEquipmentGlobal FreightTCA

UPS Aircraft Mechanics Ratify Labor Contract

Aircraft mechanics at UPS Inc. voted to ratify a labor contract extension that will give them a 3.3% hike in pay annually for three years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union announced Oct. 18.

October 19, 2022
TechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

11 More Crash Deaths Are Linked to Automated-Tech Vehicles

Eleven additional people were killed in U.S. crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier in 2022, according to newly released government data.

October 18, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous

Kodiak, Ikea Partner on Autonomous Freight Delivery Pilot

Kodiak Robotics Inc. has started piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas in cooperation with Ikea Supply Chain Operations, the companies announced Oct. 18.

October 18, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Classes 4-7 Sales in September Hit Ups and Downs

U.S. retail sales for Class 4 through Class 7 vehicles in September failed to clear 19,000, falling 5.6% compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

October 17, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Number of Guilty Pleas in Staged Accident Scams Reaches 41

Three additional participants in staged accidents with trucks in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud charges, bringing to 41 the number of convicted conspirators in the FBI’s ā€œOperation Sideswipeā€ investigation.

October 17, 2022
TechnologyEquipment

Chip Delivery Times Shrink in Sign That Supply Crunch Is Easing

Chip delivery times shrank by four days in September, the biggest drop in years, in a sign that the industry’s supply crunch is easing.

October 17, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentBreaking News

September US Class 8 Retail Sales Stay Strong

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in September were nearly 23,000 and reached the second-highest total this year, Wards Intelligence reported.

October 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel

CVSA Announces Results of Hazardous Materials, Dangerous Goods Blitz

A five-day unannounced hazardous materials and dangerous goods inspection special enforcement effort in June netted 1,774 violations in the United States and Canada, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported Oct. 12.

October 14, 2022