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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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East Launches Its New Horizon Round-Bottom Trailer

ORLANDO, Fla. — East Manufacturing launched its new round-bottom trailer — Horizon — designed for agricultural use as well as aggregate, sand and gravel load.

March 6, 2022
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SAF-Holland Developing TRAKr E-Axles for North America

ORLANDO, Fla.— SAF-Holland Group announced it began market and product development of trailer electric axles on real-world applications for the North American market.

March 6, 2022
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2022 TMC Photo Gallery

Photos from American Trucking Associations' 2022 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., March 7-10, 2022.

March 5, 2022
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Assa Abloy Launches Automated Door for Reefers

Assa Abloy Entrance Systems announced what it called the industry’s first automatic door for refrigerated trucks and trailers.

March 4, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Penske Automotive Group Acquires Canadian Firm Team Truck Centres

Penske Automotive Group has acquired London, Ontario-based Team Truck Centres, a retailer of medium- and heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star commercial trucks.

March 4, 2022
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Davco Unveils New Versions in Product Lines

Davco, a unit of Clarience Technologies, unveiled the Fuel Pro 385/387/388 models, its latest all-in-one fuel filter, water separator and fuel preheaters for heavy-duty diesel designed to fit Western Star, Volvo, Navistar and Mack Class 8 trucks.

March 4, 2022
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Meritor to Develop Trailer Components for ConMet’s eHub

Meritor Inc. announced an agreement with ConMet in which Meritor will develop purpose-built trailer suspensions and brakes, as well as tire inflation systems to work with ConMet’s PreSet Plus eHub. This system will enable production of zero-emission refrigerated trailers.

March 4, 2022
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How Fleets Are Winning the Race to Hire Drivers

Motor carriers are implementing technologies designed to streamline the online recruiting and onboarding process so they can keep in touch with qualified drivers and ultimately hire more of them.

March 4, 2022
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GM Loses Bid to Skip Recall for Lights That Are Too Bright

DETROIT — General Motors has lost a bid to avoid recalling about 727,000 small SUVs in the U.S. with headlight beams that can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers.

March 4, 2022
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Trucking Technology Q&A: Yellow's Jason Ringgenberg

Jason Ringgenberg joined Yellow Corp. in 2014 after more than 20 years at technology and consulting firm Accenture, where he worked with several commercial transportation clients across multiple modes, including less-than-truckload, parcel and rail. He is now Yellow's chief information officer.

March 4, 2022