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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. 

Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

September Trailer Orders Clear 28,000; Uncertain Conditions Persist

U.S. trailer orders in September reached the third-highest level this year, clearing 28,000. But that was far short of year-ago volumes, according to ACT Research.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 21, 2021
Business, Equipment

Rental/Lease Trailer Inventory Rises in 2021

A 2021 inventory by WillGo Transportation Consulting puts the number of rental/lease trailers at 6.5% higher than a year earlier, according to a recent survey of certain North American companies in that sector.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Infrastructure Battle Puts China Chip Bill on Back Burner

A bipartisan push to make the U.S. more competitive with China and bolster domestic chip production risks falling by the wayside as Congress grapples with a packed year-end agenda in an ever-more-divided Capitol.

Daniel Flatley | Bloomberg News
October 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

NHTSA Deputy Steven Cliff to Be Nominated as Administrator

A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation’s highway safety agency.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
October 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Trail King Adds Two New Dealers

Trailer manufacturer Trail King Industries announced the addition of two new dealers to its network: Frost Machines of Cody, Wyo., and US Equipment Sales & Rentals in Plainfield, Ill.

October 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Taiwan Chipmaker Plans Plant in Japan, Says Shortages Easing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. has confirmed it is planning to build a computer chip factory in Japan.

October 15, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Volvo Integrates Aurora Driver on Autonomous VNL Model

Volvo Autonomous Solutions announced its first major steps toward the autonomous Volvo VNL model in North America, drawing on its partnership with Aurora Innovation Inc., a self-driving vehicle technology company.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 14, 2021
Business, Equipment

Deere Workers Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract

MOLINE, Ill. — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Oct. 13, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades.

October 14, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Amazon Seeks Used Long-Range Cargo Jets

Amazon .com Inc. is shopping for used long-range Boeing Co. and Airbus SE cargo planes, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest evidence of the e-commerce giant’s ambitions to move products across borders itself.

October 13, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

September Medium-Duty Sales Flat at Almost 20,000

U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 medium-duty commercial vehicles in September revealed a largely flat market compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 13, 2021