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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, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Parts Suppliers Fear a Crash With Shift to EVs

Anxiety over a transition to electric vehicles is high in the thousands of businesses that have long supplied parts and equipment for cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines.

Mike Magner | CQ-Roll Call
May 31, 2024
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Sources: Hertz Is Exploring Options for Raising Financing

Hertz Global Holdings is exploring options to raise financing weeks after the company’s new CEO pledged to get it back on track following a failed bet on electric vehicles, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

ATRI Announces Research Projects for 2024

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved a diverse set of 2024 research priorities designed to address some of the trucking industry’s most critical issues.

May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNA’s O’Leary: EV Infrastructure Buildout Still Lagging

Daimler Truck North America CEO John O’Leary says the scarcity of charging infrastructure continues to constrain the pace of the industry's adoption of battery-electric trucks.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Hyundai, Plus Team Up on Self-Driving Class 8 FCEV Truck

Hyundai Motor Co. and autonomous driving software specialist Plus unveiled what they say is the first Level 4 autonomous Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck in the U.S.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Cargo Thefts Remained Unusually High in First Quarter

The trucking industry struggled through an unusually high number of cargo thefts during the first quarter, according to Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet report.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Focus on Tire Recycling Renews as BEV Numbers Swell

Retreading is a key instrument in a fleet manager’s cost management toolbox, but what happens after tires reach the end of their life span?

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Ports Report More Volume Gains for April

U.S. ports continued to see year-over-year container volume increases in April, with the Port of Los Angeles reporting its ninth consecutive month of year-over-year growth.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Equipment, Fuel

VTNA Launches Volvo on Demand for Class 8 VNR Electric

Volvo Trucks North America is launching a term-based program that offers fleets a way to sample how a Volvo VNR Electric model would work in their fleets.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Volvo to Begin Customer Hydrogen ICE Truck Tests in 2026

Volvo Group plans to begin testing trucks with hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines with customers in 2026 and launch commercial production toward the end of the decade.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 28, 2024