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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.

Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Western Express Buys Connecticut Property for $1.7 Million

Western Express has paid more than $1.7 million for 12 acres in Plainfield, Conn., to expand its operations.

January 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Truck Makers May Test Radically Different Aero Cab Designs With SuperTruck II

Today’s tractors are more efficient due in large part to the aerodynamic concepts and ideas that truck makers were able to test under the Department of Energy’s 21st Century Truck Partnership, also known as SuperTruck.

January 9, 2018
Business, Equipment

FleetPride Expands Into Kansas

Aftermarket parts distributor FleetPride Inc. acquired Truck Parts & Equipment Inc. from the TP&E Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

January 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Tractor Aerodynamics Continue to Improve

Comparatively speaking, today’s over-the-road tractors are slick machines.Improved aerodynamics enables them to slide through the air better than any earlier generation while offering the potential for double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency.

January 9, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 8: Infrastructure on the Horizon

Infrastructure will be this year’s top legislative priority for Republicans, if President Donald Trump gets his way. Fresh off a major win on tax reform, the Builder-in-Chief is eager to work his dealmaking skills and have Republican leaders send him a $1 trillion, 10-year funding proposal. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

January 8, 2018
Business, Equipment

Off-Site Chassis, Container Operations Can Improve Efficiency, Research Says

While it might seem counterintuitive on the surface, truck drivers are more efficient when some container and chassis operations are moved away from the main terminal, according to research unveiled at the Transportation Research Board.

January 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA

Pizza Hut Working With Toyota to Test Driverless Pizza Delivery

Toyota and Pizza Hut announced Jan. 8 a “global partnership,†that could see Pizza Hut pizzas delivered in autonomous vehicles designed and built by Toyota.

January 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora to Expand After Deal With VW, Hyundai

Deals inked by the self-driving car firm Aurora with two major auto manufacturers will mean more jobs and more test vehicles on the streets in Pittsburgh, one of the company’s co-founders told the Tribune-Review.

January 8, 2018
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Interstates Serve Important Role in Autonomous Truck Testing, Experts Say

WASHINGTON— Long-distance stretches of interstate will serve as an important proving grounds as autonomous truck technology develops, industry experts said at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting Jan. 8.

January 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Self-Driving Cars Hit Las Vegas Streets for Tech Tradeshow

LAS VEGAS — The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers.

January 8, 2018