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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, Logistics

Forward Air Posts Record Q3 Income, Revenue

Forward Air Corp. reported record third-quarter net income, earnings per share and revenue from selecting, handling and pricing higher quality freight.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 1, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches

XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2022
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Ruan Acquires National Truck Brokers

Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan Transportation Management Systems, one of the largest family-owned-and-operated transportation and logistics companies in the U.S., announced Oct. 28 it has acquired Grand Rapids, Mich.-based National Truck Brokers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 31, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

New ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine: ‘Create a Vision, Empower the People’

DES MOINES, Iowa — Can a leader working in a high-pressure job as an executive for a billion-dollar trucking and logistics company be a nice guy — even humble — despite his incredible success?

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 31, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

UAW Petitions to Organize GM-LG Energy Ohio Battery Plant

The United Auto Workers filed a petition to gain union membership for the 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that is jointly owned by General Motors Co. and Korean partner LG Energy Solutions.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
October 31, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Prioritizing Our People

New ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine writes, "As incoming chairman of American Trucking Associations, I am honored for the opportunity to represent so many incredible individuals who form this amazing industry."

Dan Van Alstine | Chairman, American Trucking Associations
October 31, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Clarience Introduces New Fleet Management Platform

SAN DIEGO — Road Ready, a brand of Clarience Technologies, introduced a new fleet management platform that leverages application programming interface techniques to enable the integration and exchange of data.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 28, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Truckers Express Concern as California Lawmakers Seek to Phase Out Diesel Big Rigs

From truckers to railroaders, commenters testifying at an Oct. 27 public hearing and in writing expressed concerns ranging from the cost of new electric trucks to the adequacy of charging infrastructure when California’s proposed Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation takes effect beginning in 2024.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Allison Q3 Results Improve on Broad Gains

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported higher third-quarter net income and revenue as five of six of its end markets climbed.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 28, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment

Auto Prices Finally Begin to Creep Down From Inflated Highs

While prices on new and used vehicles remain 30% to 50% above where they were when the pandemic erupted, signs are pointing to many vehicles becoming slightly more affordable.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
October 27, 2022