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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.

Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

US Regulators Order New Fix for Grounded Boeing Max Planes

U.S. safety officials will require all Boeing 737 Max airliners to be inspected for a manufacturing defect on engine coverings that they say could lead to loss of power during flights.

June 24, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

NACFE 'Run on Less Regional' Results Prompt Feedback, Analysis

Industry feedback aimed at a report on regional trucking called for additional attention to the complexity of managing aerodynamic equipment in that operational environment, and generated new assumptions on the length of haul.

June 24, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Thermo King Launches Advancer Series

Thermo King announced the launch of the Advancer series, which it called “a re-imagining†of the trailer refrigeration unit.

June 23, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

West Coast Utilities Offer Plan for Charging Stations Along Interstate 5

Several West Coast electric utilities proposed a phased-in approach to electrifying Interstate 5 in an effort to reduce commercial vehicle emissions along the major freight corridor.

June 23, 2020
Business, Equipment

Kenworth Sales Las Vegas Moves Into New Facility

Kenworth Sales Co. Las Vegas has relocated its full-service dealership to a newly constructed facility to meet increasing customer demands.

June 22, 2020
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Truck Orders Slow to Crawl Amid Pandemic

Market uncertainty due to the effects of COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment, with new Class 8 truck orders sinking to a 25-year low.

June 22, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety

Detroit Carmakers to Resume Pre-COVID Output to Meet Demand

Detroit’s automakers are gearing up for full production as they race to make up for lost output and meet stronger-than-expected demand.

June 19, 2020
Business, Equipment

Alliance Parts Adds 100th Location

Alliance Parts, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America, expanded its retail footprint with the opening of its 100th location, in Lexington, S.C.

June 19, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety

May Trailer Orders Fall to Second-Worst Level Ever

U.S. trailer orders in May sank to the second-lowest level of all time as they struggled to clear 3,000 in another month of strong cancellations, ACT Research reported.

June 19, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Carriers Face August Deadline to Identify Specific Chinese Tech

American Trucking Associations and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition are sounding the alarm over a provision tucked into the more than 700-page 2019 Defense Authorization Act that requires federal government contractors to by mid-August rid their companies of prohibited components manufactured by five Chinese companies.

June 18, 2020