A new design in engine pistons is increasing fuel efficiency and reducing particulate matter in Volvo Trucks North America’s heavy-duty D11 and D13 engines.
June 29, 2017Fleet Equipment News
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.
Amazon to Become Major Produce Shipper With Purchase of Whole Foods
With its pending purchase of the Whole Foods grocery chain, Amazon.com will become a major shipper for fresh produce, a transport market that has always been difficult and is now getting even more challenging.
June 28, 2017Think You Know Equipment? Take Our Quiz!
What are we looking at in this photo? If you know, you should be taking our Equipment Quiz! Click here to see how good you are at identifying various types of trucking-related equipment in our multiple-choice, 10-question quiz, brought to you by our Equipment & Maintenance Update team.
June 27, 2017Omnitracs Launches Big Rig Buddies 2017
Omnitracs, a global management solutions provider for transportation and logistics companies, has announced the launch of Big Rig Buddies 2017 for truck drivers and their dogs.
June 26, 2017These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs
Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them “the talk.â€
June 26, 2017Wabco Extends Contract With Daimler Trucks for Heavy-Duty AMTs
Wabco Holdings Inc. has extended its long-term supply agreement with the company for new heavy-duty automated manual transmission control technology to support the truck maker’s series production mainly in Europe, North America, Japan and South America.
June 26, 2017National Truck Protection Extends Coverage on Certain Reefer Units
National Truck Protection Inc. launched extended coverage for self-powered refrigeration units on medium-duty trucks.
June 26, 2017Regulators Scramble to Stay Ahead of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars are only starting to navigate the nation’s streets, but regulators are scrambling to catch up.
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