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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.

Business, Technology, Equipment

Geely Seeks 2 Billion-Euro Loan to Refinance Volvo Truck Deal

Geely Holding Group is in talks with banks for a syndicated loan to refinance borrowings related to its acquisition of a stake in Volvo AB in 2018, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple Ka Ying Li | Bloomberg News
November 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Newsom Calls Lawmakers to Secure Climate Goals Against Trump

Newsom’s office told the Associated Press that the governor and lawmakers are ready to “Trump-proof” California’s state laws, including those affecting the transportation sector.

Tran Nguyen | Associated Press
November 7, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Daimler Truck Q3 Profit Plunges 35% Even as DTNA Sales Gain

The truck maker posted net income of $676.6 million, or diluted earnings per share of 83 cents, in Q3, down 35% from $1.033 billion, or $1.22, in the year-ago period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Decline 5% in October

Preliminary data showed orders declined 5.2% to 30,600 units, marking the fifth month in 2024 where orders fell on an annual basis.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Equipment

Nissan Cuts 9,000 Jobs as Its Vehicles Fail to Sell

TOKYO — Nissan reported Nov. 7 a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned, prompting the Japanese automaker to slash 9,000 jobs.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
November 7, 2024
Business, Equipment

Stellantis Lays Off 1,100 More Workers at Ohio Jeep Factory

Stellantis said it would lay off about 1,100 workers at its Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, the latest in a series of job cuts as the automaker contends with bloated inventory and declining sales.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
November 7, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Trump-Musk Alliance May Boost Tesla, Reshape Big Tech

Silicon Valley is bracing for a different relationship with the U.S. government as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.

November 6, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Eaton Q3 Profit Climbs 13.2% Behind Data Center Growth

Eaton Corp.’s profit climbed 13.2% in the third quarter as revenue growth from data center expansions around the globe provided the biggest boost.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 6, 2024
Business, Equipment

Cummins Q3 Profit Jumps 23.3% on Data Center Generator Needs

Buoyant appetite for data center power generators underpinned a 23.3% year-on-year jump in Cummins Inc.’s profit in the third quarter, trumping weak demand for heavy-duty truck engines.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024