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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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Amazon, Stellantis Team Up on Auto Software and Delivery Vehicles

Amazon.com Inc. is partnering with Stellantis NV to develop software with the carmaker and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van.

January 5, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Stoughton Expands Chassis Manufacturing Capacity With New Texas Factory

Stoughton Trailers announced it will build intermodal chassis at a new facility set to open this year in Waco, Texas.

January 5, 2022
BusinessEquipment

M&K Truck Centers Acquires Legacy Truck Center

M&K Truck Centers announced it acquired nine truck dealerships, an eCommerce parts sales operation and a fire-and-rescue products company — all previously owned by Legacy Truck Centers.

January 4, 2022
BusinessEquipmentTop 100

Schneider Acquires Midwest Logistics Systems

Schneider National is growing its dedicated operations with the acquisition of truckload carrier Midwest Logistics Systems.

January 4, 2022
BusinessEquipmentTop 100

Bison Transport Acquires Hartt Transportation Systems

Bison Transport has acquired Hartt Transportation Systems Inc., a truckload carrier based in Bangor, Maine.

January 4, 2022
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The Electrification Journey

Electric trucks promise many potential rewards for the freight transportation industry. But the experiences of fleets that have begun to deploy these vehicles illustrate an elaborate set of challenges and considerations associated with electrification.

January 4, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Supply Chain and Ports Bend but Don’t Break During Holidays

As traditional brick-and-mortar and online retailers reported record holiday shopping numbers, experts say the nation’s transportation sector handled the crush of moving hundreds of millions of packages with relatively little difficulty.

January 4, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Wabash, Purdue to Focus on Trailer Maker’s Speed-to-Market

Wabash announced a partnership with Purdue University to accelerate the company’s speed-to-market with proprietary, innovative products.

January 4, 2022
BusinessEquipment

How to Bring Costs for Alternative Vehicles Under Control

Learn how maintenance and operations can use best practices to bring costs for alternative vehicles under control. This white paper explores alternative vehicle adoption, the history of data collection, and how predictive maintenance offers a path toward continued operational excellence.

January 1, 2022
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2021 Top 10 Stories Cover Array of Issues as COVID Still Casts Shadow

Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transports Topics website in 2021, based on Google Analytics.

December 31, 2021