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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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Dohrn Transfer to Install PeopleNet’s Onboard Units

PeopleNet said regional less-than-truckload carrier Dohrn Transfer Co. will begin installing its onboard technology system in January.

December 29, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Arrow Trucking Closes

Flatbed and heavy specialized carrier Arrow Trucking has closed down, the Associated Press reported.

December 23, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Sales Slide Slows

The steep, yearlong decline in heavy-duty U.S. truck sales slowed to 16.4% below the 2008 level in November, or nearly half as much as the 11-month fall of 31%, according to the latest survey by WardsAuto.com.

December 21, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Rich Freeland to Head Cummins’ Engine Business

Cummins Inc. named Rich Freeland to be the next president of its engine business, succeeding Jim Kelly, who the company said Tuesday will step down from that position early next year.

December 17, 2009
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Roadrunner Transportation Acquires Bullet Freight Systems

Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings Inc. said it bought less-than-truckload carrier Bullet Freight Systems Inc. on Dec. 14 to expand its services in the western United States.

December 17, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Cummins’ Engine President to Step Down

Cummins Inc. said late Tuesday that Jim Kelly, president of its engine business, will leave the position in March and that it will name a successor “in the very near future.â€

December 15, 2009
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E&MU: SCR Exhaust Systems Could Reduce Soot Output

Today’s new diesel-power trucks are, by law, equipped with particulate filters, and in many models the DPF will soon will be joined by another aftertreatment device — selective catalytic reduction, or SCR, in a canister.

December 14, 2009
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Donaldson Co. to Improve Filtration Systems Plant for 2010

Donaldson Co., a manufacturer of filtration systems, said Monday it is spending $5 million to enable one of its plants to manufacture parts that comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 diesel emission standards.

December 14, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Navistar Buys Concrete Mixer Company

Navistar International Corp. said Monday that it has acquired Continental Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of concrete mixer trucks.

December 7, 2009
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TMW Acquires Innovative Computing Corp.

TMW Systems last week acquired Innovative Computing Corp., combining two of the best-known names in the marketplace and expanding the reach of the largest provider of fleet-management software.

December 7, 2009