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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, Safety, Logistics

Truck Body Repair Collaborations Help Streamline Planning

Repairing the body on a Class 8 truck is a process of handling moving parts while performing a proper assessment and eventually restoring the unit to a safe, roadworthy state as quickly as possible.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
April 23, 2024
Business, Equipment

General Motors Reports Strong Q1 Profits

DETROIT — Despite a small dip in U.S. vehicle sales, General Motors’ first-quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
April 23, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

E-Smart Introduces Backing Speed Management System

The speed management provider E-Smart is adding a backing speed limiter feature for facilities to its services, the company announced April 22.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 22, 2024
Business, Equipment

Geely to Sell $1.32 Billion of Volvo Truck Shares

Shares of truck maker Volvo AB dropped as much as 5.9% in Stockholm on news that China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group had sold the entirety of its Class B shares, worth about $1.3 billion.

Craig Trudell | Bloomberg News
April 19, 2024
Business, Equipment

March Trailer Orders Continue Year-Over-Year Declines

U.S. trailer orders for March declined on both an annual and monthly basis, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 18, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Ford’s Commercial Business Is Defying the EV Slump

Demand from fleet-based vehicle operators is a lone bright spot for the EV industry as global sales sputter.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
April 18, 2024
Business, Equipment

Volvo Group Price Increases Aid Q1 Profits

Profits at truck maker Volvo Group in the first quarter of 2024 received a boost from price increases, even as orders and deliveries declined as expected.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2024
Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto, OK Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Kentucky has legally paved the way for autonomous vehicles on its roadways with the legislators gathering enough support April 12 to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 16, 2024
Business, Equipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Hit Five Months of Gains

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks hit their fifth consecutive month of year-over-year gains in March but at a lower rate of 0.7%, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 16, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo CTO: Society to Help Decide Zero-Emission Vehicle Mix

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The dominant choices for zero-emission commercial vehicles will ultimately be decided by truck buyers, executives from Volvo Group said.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
April 16, 2024