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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, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Agency, Industry Prepared for Upcoming ELD Mandate

ATLANTA 鈥 A delay in the upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices for carriers is highly unlikely to occur, federal regulators and stakeholders said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 26.

September 26, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Freightliner Cascadia Adds Midroof Sleepers

Daimler Trucks North America announced that its refreshed Freightliner Cascadia model will add midroof sleeper berths for regional overnight haul applications and segments such as bulk haul and flatbeds.

September 26, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Steady Growth Seen for Transloading, Supply Chain Experts Say

LONG BEACH, Calif. 鈥 Since 2007, transloading has grown at double the rate of U.S. imports, and supply chain experts believe it will become more popular because of the benefits to the entire supply chain.

September 26, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

National Tank Truck Carriers Seeks Five-Year Exemption From Rest Break Rules

The National Tank Truck Carriers has requested that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grant commercial vehicle drivers who transport petroleum-based fuels a five-year exemption from a federally required 30-minute rest break.

September 26, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment

EPA, TTMA Duel in Court Filings Over GHG Phase 2 Trailer Rules

In dueling court filings, Environmental Protection Agency lawyers said they want to postpone the start of a federal appeals court case on the trailer section of the Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule while trailer makers are eager to see the new rule scrapped.

September 26, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

California Considers Following China With Combustion-Engine Car Ban

The internal combustion engine鈥檚 days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air.

September 26, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Takeaways From Volvo Announcements at NACV

TT Executive Editor Joe Howard (right) and Associate News Editor Jonathan S. Reiskin discuss the takeaways from Volvo's announcements on Sept. 25, 2017, at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)

September 25, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

ClearMetal Gets $9 Million in Funding

ClearMetal, a San Francisco-based technology startup that is using artificial intelligence to develop what it calls 鈥減redictive logistics,鈥 has received $9 million in second-round funding from an investment group led by Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors.

September 25, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Volvo, Mack Looking to Boost Sales in 2018 With New Highway Tractors

ATLANTA 鈥 Volvo Trucks North America is preparing for expected heavy-duty sales growth in 2018, and two trucks introduced earlier this year, the new VNR and the remodeled VNL, will be its main warhorses.

September 25, 2017
Business, Equipment

Hyliion Receives $21 Million to Fund Production of E-Axle

Hyliion has received $21 million to fund production and technology development for its electric drive axle for Class 8 commercial vehicles, the company announced Sept. 20.

September 25, 2017