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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, Equipment

Used Class 8 Prices Down 16% Year-Over-Year in January

Used Class 8 truck sales in January decreased 12% month-over-month to 18,500 units from 21,100 units, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 1, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

ATA Execs Highlight Outreach, Advocacy Benefits at MSC Conference

ORLANDO, Fla. — Long-standing advocacy and outreach programs continue to be essential tools for stakeholders to advance their message with policymakers, American Trucking Associations executives told members of the Moving & Storage Conference on Feb. 27.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

Buttigieg, Surveying Future Panasonic Battery Plant, Sees Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Feb. 27 hailed the massive Panasonic battery plant planned for De Soto, Kan., as part of a wave of industrial production centered on electric vehicles that is spurring an “American renaissance” in manufacturing.

Jonathon Shorman and Kevin Hardy | The Kansas City Star
March 1, 2023
Government, Technology, Equipment, Global Freight

USPS Buys Electric Vans, Charging Stations in Bulk

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.

March 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

AVs Could Alter Trucking Insurance Landscape

ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergence of autonomous vehicle technology could have profound repercussions for trucking insurance, according to a panel of experts Feb. 28 during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

VTNA Introduces Dealer Service Plan Alongside Connected Tech

ORLANDO, Fla. — Volvo Trucks North America launched a dealer-managed service plan and connected vehicle technology tool Feb. 28 during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Trova Announces Alliance With Chateau Energy Solutions

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trova Commercial Vehicles announced its partnership with Chateau Energy Solutions, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure developer during a media event at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 27.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
February 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Fleets Will Need to Navigate Powertrain Options Amid Green Push

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fleet operators will have an array of truck powertrain choices to consider in the future as the industry complies with stricter emissions regulations and meets shippers’ demands for more environmentally sustainable freight transportation.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
February 28, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

ATA’s Chris Spear Proposes Excise Tax Repeal

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations leader Chris Spear took direct aim at a World War I-era tax he argued presents an obstacle for the industry.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
February 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Michelin North America Announces Several New Products

ORLANDO, Fla. — Michelin North America introduced several new products that the Greenville, S.C., tire and equipment manufacturer said will improve fleet efficiency and help improve fuel mileage.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 28, 2023