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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 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
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Minnesota Speeds Up Planning for Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars will eventually hit the pavement in Minnesota, and state officials want our roads and laws to be ready.

March 8, 2018
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Drivers Would Pay Tax on Miles Traveled Under Lawmaker’s Plan

Drivers could pay a tax based on how many miles their vehicles travel under a plan being pushed by Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who’s vying to become the powerful new chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

March 8, 2018
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Large Fleets Forecast to Buy More Trucks in 2018

INDIANAPOLIS — Sales of Class 8 tractors are expected to grow as much as 20% in 2018 as big-fleet truck buyers begin spending again after having reduced their capital expenditures dramatically in 2016 and 2017, executives said at the National Truck Equipment Association’s annual Work Truck Show here.

March 8, 2018
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TMC Explores Deployment of Automated Trucks

ATLANTA — Industry experts explored a variety of approaches for developing and deploying autonomous trucks and examined the evolving regulatory framework for this technology here at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council.

March 8, 2018
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Navistar Caps Turnaround With Overhaul of Top Truck

Navistar International Corp. is rolling out the final installment of an all-new product lineup aimed at growing sales and keeping the once-struggling truck maker firmly in the black.

March 8, 2018
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Hino Steps Into US Heavy-Duty Market

INDIANAPOLIS — Hino Trucks is expanding into the heavy-duty sector in the United States with the introduction March 7 of its new Classes 7 and 8 XL model series truck and tractor.

March 8, 2018
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Jeff Harris Takes Over as TMC Chairman

Although trucking is undergoing rapid advancements in technology, Jeff Harris, the new general chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, said the industry needs to get “back to the basics” when it comes to repairing equipment amid a massive industry shortage of technicians.

March 7, 2018
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Eco Flaps’ Aerodynamic Splash Guards Demonstrate Fuel Savings

ATLANTA — A recent evaluation of Eco Flaps’ aerodynamic splash guards on less-than-truckload equipment resulted in significant fuel savings, the company announced at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 7.

March 7, 2018