Equipment
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.
Samsung Expected to Build $17 Billion Chip Factory in Texas
Samsung is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory outside of Austin, Texas, amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, cars and other electronic devices.
Truck Tonnage Rises in October
Truck tonnage in October posted the strongest year-over-year gain since just before summer, American Trucking Associations announced, as consumers ramped up early spending in anticipation of a busy holiday shopping season.
Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine
Walmart Inc. is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.
Merchants Fleet Expands Order of BrightDrop EVs
DETROIT — BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. startup making electric delivery vehicles, said Nov. 18 that Merchants Fleet is planning to expand its purchase order to receive a total of 18,000 BrightDrop EVs.
Electric Vehicles Rank Low in Consumer Reports Reliability Study
Electric vehicles fare poorly in the latest reliability study from Consumer Reports, with Tesla Inc. and its battery-powered lineup finishing second-to-last for the second straight year. Only Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln division was worse, the publisher said Nov. 18.
Biden Pushes Electric Vehicle Chargers, Infrastructure
DETROIT — President Joe Biden punched the accelerator on a battery-powered Hummer on Nov. 17, causing the wheels to squeal and the truck to jet forward as he tried to drive the country toward an electric vehicle future.
California Boosts Truck Weight Limits to 88,000 Pounds to Ease Port Snarls
California will increase weight limits for trucks carrying goods in and out of its ports in an effort to ease supply chain bottlenecks and clear containers off the docks of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
ATA Presses Congress on Workforce Development Amid Supply Chain Woes
Policies aimed at boosting the trucking industry’s workforce would play a major role in addressing supply chain woes around the country, the leader of American Trucking Associations told the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel Nov. 17.
Meritor Notches Higher Q4 Net Income, Revenue
Meritor Inc. reported higher fiscal year fourth-quarter net income and revenue thanks to higher global truck production.
Used Truck Market Faces Low Supply, High Demand
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dealing with the current low-supply, high-demand market and rising prices were the focal points highlighted during the Used Truck Association’s annual meeting.