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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, Logistics

No Quick Fix in Sight to Move Freight, Panelists Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fixing the severely kinked supply chain will take well into 2022, panelists said at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla Becomes Lowest-Revenue Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Value

Tesla Inc. has joined the trillion-dollar-valuation club as the member with the lowest revenue.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
October 26, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

ATA Celebrates Range of Trucking Leaders

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations presented its Driver of the Year Award and introduced the newest graduates of its professional leadership program Oct. 24 during its Management Conference & Exhibition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

New Challenges, Familiar Issues Combine to Increase Driver Shortage, Costello Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collection of factors new and old are combining to create conditions that have driven up the trucking industry’s driver shortage to 80,000, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
October 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Mack Highlights Fuel Economy, Driver-Comfort Features

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mack Trucks Inc. showcased its latest efforts to maximize fuel economy and enhance safety through engine refinements, improved aerodynamics and driver-assistance features at American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 25, 2021
Equipment, Safety

Inspectors Park More Than 5,600 CMVs During Brake Safety Week

Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 35,764 inspections during Brake Safety Week, placing 12% of the vehicles inspected out of service due to critical brake-related conditions.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

NTSB Wants Tesla to Limit Where Autopilot Can Operate

DETROIT — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
October 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Rivian Sees Deeper Loss on Higher Production Costs for Debut EV

Rivian Automotive Inc., the Amazon.com Inc.-backed electric-pickup maker that is seeking to go public, expects to record a quarterly net loss of up to $1.28 billion due to costs associated with the start of production of its debut truck.

Yueqi Yang | Bloomberg News
October 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Volvo Trucks Outlines Next Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transport Vision

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks is ramping up sales and deliveries of battery-electric trucks while also reducing carbon emissions within its own facilities and supply chain in North America as part of its global efforts to improve environmental sustainability.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Specialty Trucks, Medium-Duty Poised to Propel EV Growth, Experts Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There are a variety of specialty and medium-duty applications that can propel deployment of electric trucks in commercial settings, experts said during an Oct. 24 panel discussion at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 24, 2021