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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

Covenant Signs Letter of Intent for 50 Nikola Vehicles

Covenant Logistics Group is planning to add 50 zero-emission vehicles from Nikola Corp. to its fleet, the logistics company announced Jan. 11.

January 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

ZF Launches New Commercial Vehicle Solutions Division

ZF announced the launch of its new Commercial Vehicle Solutions division.

January 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Makers of Electric Pickups Target Work Truck Crowd

Automakers are targeting the job site with electric pickup trucks.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
January 14, 2022
Business, Equipment

December Trailer Orders Held Down by Ongoing Challenges

U.S. preliminary net trailer orders in December fell 39% compared with a year earlier and 17% below November’s peak volume as operational challenges remained firmly in place, according to ACT Research, which cited trailer makers’ initial data.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous

GXO Announces Warehouse Expansion in Europe With Zooplus

GXO Logistics Inc., the spinoff logistics company from XPO Logistics Inc., is expanding its presence in Europe.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Kenworth Sees Electric Truck Interest Grow Rapidly

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Paccar is pushing quickly into electric trucks, planning models that range from delivery box trucks to Class 8 tractors, including a hydrogen fuel cell version mated to an electric drivetrain.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
January 13, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment

Canada Joins Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin Rules

Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries.

Brian Platt and Eric Martin | Bloomberg News
January 13, 2022
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales in December Climb to High Point of 2021

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in December rose 15.5% compared with a year earlier, and reached the high point for the year, WardsAuto .com reported Jan. 12.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Clarience Technologies Prepares for Smart Future

Davco, a unit of Clarience Technologies, announced it is investing $3.5 million in its Saline, Mich., campus to create an advanced electronics manufacturing center.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Georgia County Lands Two EV Development Projects

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

January 12, 2022