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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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Lighting the Way

Today’s fleets are increasingly shifting toward LED headlights, not only for truck drivers’ safety but also to improve maintenance and the overall operation of the truck, industry experts said.

March 9, 2018
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Technology Could Attract New Truck Maintenance Technicians

The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.

March 9, 2018
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Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta With Driverless Semis

Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers.

March 9, 2018
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Career Pathways Are Evolving

In today’s data-driven world, where much of fleet management strives to solve all of its problems strictly by the numbers, consider the following truth: Data does not fix anything.

March 9, 2018
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Putting the ‘Up’ in Uptime

"Uptime,†or keeping trucks running and earning money for their fleets and drivers rather than broken down on the side of the road, is a much-touted term in this industry — for good reason.

March 9, 2018
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Maintenance Shop Management

With the increasing complexity of modern trucks and an even higher premium placed on drivers’ time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet’s maintenance shops more ­quickly, all of which required an updated approach.

March 9, 2018
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Mobile Lifts Gaining Momentum in Service Shops

Ryder System Inc.is one company whose fleet maintenance technicians are using mobile lifts to get under big rigs.

March 9, 2018
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BNSF Combining Technology, Human Expertise to Improve Operations

At Burlington Northern Santa Fe, it’s the combination of people and technology that’s making the railway safer and more efficient.

March 9, 2018
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Navistar Boosts Revenue Projections Up to $9.75 Billion After Strong Sales

Navistar raised its revenue projections for this year, in part due to strong results in the company’s truck segment, the manufacturer said March 8.

March 9, 2018
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2018 TMC

Video coverage of the 2018 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting held in Atlanta.

March 8, 2018