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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

CVG Reports Higher Q4 Net Income, Revenue

CVG, a supplier to the commercial vehicle industry and others, reported increased net income and revenue in the fourth quarter on the strength of its vehicle solutions business, its largest segment.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Reorganizes to Run EV, Engine Businesses Separately

Ford Motor Co. will separate its fast-growing electric vehicle operations from its legacy combustion engine business in a historic reorganization of the 118-year-old company.

March 2, 2022
Business, Equipment

Safe and Reliable Battery Systems for Electric Trucks

BYD electric trucks are hard at work across North America, moving freight at ports and railyards, making deliveries, and collecting refuse. BYD trucks are environmentally friendly with zero harmful emissions while also providing the reliability and performance you need. Our truck’s safe and reliable battery technology improve your bottom line with lower fuel and maintenance costs. 

March 1, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

January Class 8 Retail Prices for Used Trucks Soar to New High

January’s average retail sales price for a used Class 8 truck burst past $88,000 to set a new monthly record and post an 83.2% gain compared with a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 1, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Lucid Sinks After Cutting Production Goal on Commodity Woes

Lucid Group Inc. slumped after lowering its production target for this year to between 12,000 and 14,000 cars, down from a previous goal of 20,000, citing “extraordinary” challenges with logistics and its supply chain.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Toyota to Resume Japan Production After Supplier Cyberattack

Toyota Motor Corp. will resume work at all its Japanese factories March 2 after a one-day shutdown, limiting the fallout from a cyberattack on one if its key suppliers.

River Davis | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

Class 8 Truck Makers, Buyers Struggle to Get in Sync on Orders

No one asked for these challenges: not the truck buyers staring at a rising tide of freight demand, and not truck makers delivering as many new heavy-duty trucks as they can to customers, but still way too few.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Blacklisted Chinese Chipmaker Seeks Vindication in US Trial

A Chinese chipmaker blacklisted by Washington as a technology thief more than three years ago is getting a chance to prove it was wrongly accused.

February 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Toyota Idles All Japan Plants Due to Supplier System Outage

Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend output at all of its Japan factories on March 1 following disruptions to a supplier’s systems, marking another setback for the world’s top auto producer.

February 28, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Georgia’s Port of Savannah Has Big Expansion Plans

Already the second-busiest port on the Atlantic coast, Georgia’s Port of Savannah has big expansion plans.

February 28, 2022