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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, Safety

ZF Outlines Path Ahead for CV Business

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global supplier to commercial vehicles and passenger cars, recently showcased its efforts with automation, steer-by-wire, a modular electric driveline and AI-based transport-as-a-service (TaaS) and reported its new commercial vehicle solutions division is up and running, with orders for technology coming in.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Pacific, Atlantic Ports Post Strong June Volumes

The Port of Los Angeles reported its highest container volume ever for the month of June in its 115-year history.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: The Power of Cloud-Based Technology

Over the past few years, we have learned that the more we can do remotely, the more we can potentially mitigate disruptions to business. Across supply chains, a cloud-based transportation management system can help companies facilitate remote operations, allowing businesses — even small ones — to make smarter choices, reduce costs and be more competitive.

Glenn Riggs | Chief Strategy Officer, Odyssey Logistics & Technology
July 20, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Hawaii Boosts Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Enacts Other Clean Energy Laws

Providing incentives for trucks to use hydrogen is one of four new laws that took effect in July to counter climate change and boost clean energy in Hawaii.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DOE Eyes Mines as Future Clean Energy Sites

Current or abandoned mines are being considered by the U.S. Department of Energy for experimental clean energy sites below the earth’s surface in a new $500 million grant program.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Q2 Prosperity Tied to Record Quarterly Truck Sale Revenue

Volvo Group reported higher second-quarter net income as revenue from truck sales rose 51% to set a quarterly record.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 19, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM’s Mary Barra Stands By Ambitious EV Pledge

NEW YORK — The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
July 18, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Supply Chains Inching Back to Normal, Brace for Headwinds of Softer Demand

Rock guitarist Jack White, who extended his “Supply Chain Issues Tour” into October, might want to name his band’s next road trip after a different villain. That’s because supply strains, while still afflicting many consumers and businesses, are becoming more mundane.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
July 18, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla’s Chinese Battery Maker Scopes Out Sites in Mexico

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, is considering at least two locations in Mexico for a manufacturing plant to potentially supply Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co.

July 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Toyota’s Crown Car to Debut in US

TOKYO — Toyota’s flagship model in Japan, the Crown, is going on sale around the world for the first time, including in the U.S.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
July 15, 2022