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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

Rush Enterprises Acquires Summit Truck Group Assets

Rush Enterprises recently announced that it has purchased certain assets of Summit Truck Group, which the commercial vehicle dealership said marked the largest transaction in its history.

December 22, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

New Louisiana Port Targets Moving Freight to Midwest

A Louisiana port under construction aims to pull business from larger facilities — and attract ships traveling through the Panama Canal — with a distribution model focused on moving cargo to Midwest markets.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
December 22, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

New Jersey Adopts Clean Truck Rules

State Environmental Protection officials adopted Advanced Clean Truck rules Dec. 20 that would make New Jersey the first East Coast state to require phasing in of electric commercial trucks to reduce air pollution and the diseases it causes.

Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media Group
December 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla Loses All the Gains From 35% Rally Stoked by Hertz Electric Vehicle Deal

Tesla Inc.’s stock went on a tear after an October deal with Hertz Global Holdings Inc. signaled broader mainstream adoption of its electric cars.

Esha Dey and Bre Bradham | Bloomberg News
December 20, 2021
Equipment

Army Vet Jimmy Reddell Wins Kenworth T680

U.S. Army veteran Jimmy Reddell, who drives for Dallas-based Stevens Transport, is the winner of the 2021 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award.

December 20, 2021
Business, Equipment

M&K Truck Centers Appoints Josh Wolf COO

M&K Truck Centers, with locations in four states, named Josh Wolf chief operating officer, effective immediately.

December 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Cruise CEO Dan Ammann Abruptly Leaves

Dan Ammann has abruptly left the CEO role at Cruise, the autonomous driving unit that is majority owned by General Motors.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
December 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

VW Bets on Scania to Lead Traton’s Challenge of Daimler, Volvo

Traton SE is banking on its Swedish Scania brand, one of the world’s most profitable truck makers, to beat a path to challenging industry leaders Daimler Truck AG and Volvo AB with newcomers like Nikola Corp. also making a push.

Christoph Rauwald | Bloomberg News
December 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Rivian Stumbles in Earnings Debut With Miss on EV Output

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it expects to fall short of its annual production target as the electric pickup maker gave investors the first look at its operations as a public company.

Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
December 16, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Equipment Segment Marched to Higher Ground in 2021

The year 2021 will not soon be forgotten in truck equipment circles that were buffeted by a persistent severe virus carried over from 2020, by its new variants and more related supply chain and labor disruptions.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 16, 2021