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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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Navistar to Cut 1,300 Jobs; Lower Q4 Net Income, Revenue Reported

Navistar International Corp. reported lower net income and revenue in its fiscal year fourth quarter as the industry’s falling demand for heavy-duty trucks was amplified by other corporate factors, including very strong year-earlier chargeouts.

December 17, 2019
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Trailer Orders Fall Amid Concerns Over 2020

FTR reported preliminary net U.S. trailer orders for November dropped to 20,200 as fleets are becoming more cautious about freight conditions in 2020.

December 16, 2019
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Design Firm Adds Car-Haul Options

Ernest Dandridge Carrier Design Services Inc. announced it added electrification options to its adjustable enclosed car-hauling equipment, RAD/Auto Transport Modules, for use in vans from Kentucky Trailer.

December 16, 2019
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Northeast States Weigh Transportation and Climate Initiative

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is one of the leaders pushing for a regional program that would raise the price of gas while curbing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

December 16, 2019
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Tesla Zealotry on Street Fades as Focus Shifts to Fundamentals

The perpetual war between Tesla Inc.’s bears and bulls may finally be simmering down.

December 13, 2019
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Fleets Can Get Quality Equipment, Financial Flexibility With Used Trucks

Motor carriers that typically purchase new trucks sometimes find themselves in situations where it is expedient to buy used trucks.

December 11, 2019
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Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses

A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.

December 11, 2019
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Hendrickson Truck Lines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Hendrickson Truck Lines Inc., a small truckload and less-than-truckload carrier based in Sacramento, Calif., declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. 3, according to federal court documents, blaming a cut in rates and maintenance woes as reasons.

December 9, 2019
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Allison Wins Army Contract

Allison Transmission announced it will provide more than 300 of its X200-4A propulsion solutions for the U.S. Army’s M113 armored personnel carrier family of vehicles through 2021 to support the Army’s mission of improving combat readiness.

December 9, 2019
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DTNA Adds New Online Configurator Tool

Daimler Trucks North America announced a new online configurator tool intended to make spec’ing the Freightliner M2 106 medium-duty truck easier.

December 9, 2019