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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. 

Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Ontario Faces Challenges Enforcing Speed Limiter Law

Challenges in Ontario, Canada, to enforce a truck speed limiter law could portend those that U.S. trucking regulators may face if they implement a speed limiter supplemental proposed rule next year.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 16, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Mitch Landrieu Defends Repair Over Building New Roads

President Joe Biden’s point man carrying out the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law defended the administration’s emphasis on fixing before taking on new expansion as congressional Republicans criticized the policy.

Lillianna Byington | Bloomberg News
June 16, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Increases Prices Up to $6,000 Across Lineup

Tesla Inc. has increased prices across its lineup by as much as $6,000, Electrek reported, as global automakers grapple with surging costs for raw materials, particularly battery components.

Peter Vercoe | Bloomberg News
June 16, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Samsara Expands Connected Fleet Technology to Improve Driver Productivity, Boost Safety

SAN FRANCISCO — Fleet technology supplier Samsara is rolling out product updates designed to streamline drivers’ daily routines, mitigate unsafe driving and improve fleet management, marking the latest steps in the company’s mission to make transportation operations more connected.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 16, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

FAA Says Future Planes Will Need to Reduce Carbon Emissions

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed June 15 that future planes produce lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions before they can be certified by federal regulators.

June 15, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ATA's Chris Spear Touts Issues-First Approach to Infrastructure Bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear praised the bipartisan work that carried a federal infrastructure package across the finish line, and stressed that his group will always put issues ahead of politics

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 15, 2022
Business, Equipment

May Trailer Orders at Year’s Low, but Double That of 2021 Period

U.S. trailer orders in May fell to the lowest point this year as they just cleared 18,000.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Oregon Alerts Portland-Area Truckers About Diesel Retrofit Law

Oregon officials are reminding some owners of medium- and heavy-duty trucks using engines made in 1996 or older to get a diesel retrofit by Jan. 1.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

VMRS Coding Evolves With the Digital Age

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations is seeing its standard maintenance coding system rapidly evolve to meet the needs of changing technologies.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 14, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

May Classes 4-7 Retail Sales Drop Below 17,000

U.S. Classes 4-7 retail sales in May sank 16.3% compared with a year earlier to just below 17,000, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2022