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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, Autonomous

Twitter Users Back Musk Selling 10% of Stake

Tesla Inc. declined after Elon Musk’s Twitter followers voted in favor of selling 10% of his stake in a poll set up by the electric car chief.

Ryan Beene and Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
November 8, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety

Arbon Equipment Acquires Pugleasa

Milwaukee-based Arbon Equipment Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite-Hite, announced it acquired Pugleasa Co. Inc., a loading dock and industrial door sales and service organization headquartered in Arden Hills, Minn.

November 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

$10 Billion Rivian IPO Would Be Seventh-Largest on Record

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., has elevated the marketed range of its initial public offering to raise as much as $10 billion.

Crystal Tse | Bloomberg News
November 5, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Navistar Adds Fleetrite Aftermarket Retail Stores

Navistar Inc. announced its Fleetrite all-makes and models aftermarket truck and bus parts segment opened five more retail locations.

November 5, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DOE Provides $128 Million for Electrified Truck Development

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is providing funding to five original equipment manufacturers as part of its SuperTruck 3 initiative.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2021
Business, Equipment

FleetPride Acquires Garden Spot Frame & Alignment

FleetPride Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Denver, Pa.-based Garden Spot Frame & Alignment.

November 5, 2021
Business, Equipment, TCA

Goodyear Says Tire Sales Rebound

Goodyear on Nov. 5 said strong replacement tire sales, its Cooper Tire acquisition and a rebound from pandemic lows in 2020 helped drive higher third-quarter revenue and net income.

Jim Mackinnon | Akron Beacon Journal
November 5, 2021
Business, Equipment

October Class 8 Orders Near 22,000

North American Class 8 orders in October nearly hit 22,000, according to ACT Research.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100

UPS, TuSimple Expand Partnership

UPS and TuSimple plan to expand their relationship by adding routes where TuSimple will move cargo in autonomous Class 8 trucks in the southeastern and western U.S.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
November 4, 2021
Business, Equipment

LTL Carrier Yellow Returns to Profitability in Q3

Yellow Corp. reported improved year-over-year third-quarter earnings Nov. 3, showing an increase in revenue and net income as the Overland Park, Kan., less-than-truckload carrier turned a profit in the three months ending Sept. 30.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
November 4, 2021