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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

Class 8 Truck Orders Increased 50% Year-Over-Year During May

North American Class 8 truck orders continued the trend of year-over-year gains in May, according to ACT Research.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 6, 2024
Business, Equipment

Used Truck Sales in April Jump 30% From Last Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in April increased 29.6% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

ZF Appoints Ramiro Gutierrez as Head of North American Unit

Ramiro Gutierrez is to become the top executive in North America at component manufacturer ZF, the company said June 4.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Mercedes and Stellantis Press Pause on EV Battery Factories

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz are pausing work on two electric vehicle battery plants and may pivot to manufacturing lower-cost cells in light of slowing demand for still-expensive EVs.

June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment

Tractor Supply Opens Its Largest Multistate Distribution Center

Tractor Supply Co. will open the company’s largest distribution center in Arkansas to supply products for local e-commerce orders and 250 stores in the Southeast, Midwest and Texas.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 4, 2024
Business, Equipment

Hendrickson Buys Truck Suspension Specialist Reyco Granning

Hendrickson bought fellow truck suspension manufacturer Reyco Granning for an undisclosed sum, it said June 4.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

South Accounts for Lion’s Share of Factory Construction Boom

States in the U.S. South are at the forefront of a massive renaissance in construction projects aimed at enhancing manufacturing capacity and supply chain resiliency.

Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg News
June 3, 2024
Business, Equipment

Celebrating Your Drivers Can Be Very Rewarding

Discover how celebrating your drivers with a thoughtful, uniform-led benefit program can help jumpstart your driver retention program, increase job satisfaction, and drive your transportation business to even greater success.

June 1, 2024
Business, Equipment

CIE Cleared of Chinese-Related Antidumping Allegations

CIMC Intermodal Equipment was cleared by federal officials of allegations that it evaded antidumping duties on chassis and subassemblies from China.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

EV Maker Lucid Chops Hundreds of Jobs Amid Red Ink

NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Group has revealed its plans to slash hundreds of jobs, part of a reorganization that the maker of electric vehicles hopes will help position it for “future success.”

George Avalos | The (San Jose) Mercury News
May 31, 2024