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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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February Used Class 8 Sales Steady as Market Sheds Excess Inventory

Sales in February of used Class 8 trucks were flat year-over-year with the average price showing a modest uptick, ACT Research Co. reported as the formerly oversupplied market is in better shape.

April 4, 2018
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Boeing Considers Turning Used 777s Into Cargo Planes

Boeing Co. is considering whether to convert used 777 passenger jets into freighters, seeking to capitalize as booming e-commerce sales spur new demand for airfreight worldwide, sources familiar with the matter said.

April 4, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Bendix Reaches Stability Control Technology Sales Milestone

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems reported it has sold 600,000 units of its electronic stability control program technology in North America since introducing the feature in 2005, and said demand is surging as new regulations take hold.

April 3, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volvo Begins Full Production of VNL 760 Model

Volvo Trucks North America announced it completed its transition from production of its legacy VNL 670 model to full production of the new VNL 760 designed for the longhaul market.

April 3, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomousTop 100

The Future of Freight: What's Your Vision?

How will technology and innovation change the way freight is transported? Tell us what you think the future will be like and we could feature your ideas in an upcoming edition of Transport Topics.

April 2, 2018
GovernmentTechnologyEquipment

States Explore Drone Technologies to Improve Data, Save Time

Drone programs can expand traffic management and bridge inspection opportunities for states, but they can also create savings to benefit other projects, according to one transportation official whose agency has been using the devices for nearly a year.

April 2, 2018
BusinessEquipment

HDA Truck Pride Expands Network After Two Companies Join

Aftermarket supplier HDA Truck Pride announced two companies have joined its network of parts distributors: National Auto Parts Warehouse and Dinex Emission Inc.

March 30, 2018
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Eco Flaps, RealWheels, IMI Join to Market MPG Smart Pack

Three marketers of truck wheel accessories that reduce fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear have joined to offer their products in a package called the MPG Smart Pack.

March 30, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Uber Isolated by Partners and Competitors in Aftermath of Crash

Uber Technologies Inc. has found itself isolated a little more than a week after one of its self-driving SUVs hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

March 29, 2018
BusinessEquipment

Ryder Announces Truck Sharing Program to Begin Next Month

Ryder System Inc. said it began launching on April 1, in Atlanta, the first business-to-business platform where commercial motor vehicles can be shared when they are not being used by the company that owns the truck or trailer.

March 28, 2018