Equipment
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.
CVSA Adopts Policy Position on Beyond Compliance
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has adopted a slate of new policy positions, including in support of a “beyond compliance” concept.
Continental Slashes 2023 Truck Tire Sales Forecast
Continental AG slashed its expectations for North American commercial vehicle replacement tire sales in 2023.
Scania Will Offer Electric Trucks as Pay-Per-Use
Scania is combining with logistics firm sennder Technologies to deploy 100 e-trucks to carriers in Germany.
Rivian to End Exclusivity With Amazon
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Nov. 7 that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.
November 8, 2023Wyoming to Alert Truckers at Risk for Blow-Over Crashes
Wyoming transportation officials are deploying a new roadway messaging system to help truckers avoid dangerous blow-over crashes on interstates as winter's peak accident season nears.
Watchdog Group Cites Widespread ‘Predatory’ Lease Agreements
A study by a U.S. government financial consumer group has concluded that there is widespread risk for truckers being rushed into signing so-called predatory lease-purchase agreements.
Tevva Files Suit Against ElectraMeccanica in Arizona
Tevva Motors Ltd. filed suit against ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. Nov. 3 as the dispute between the onetime partners in building a Class 8 hydrogen-powered truck escalates.
Aftermarket Parts Costs Are Stabilizing
Industry leaders are pointing to several positive indicators that have caused a drop in aftermarket parts prices in the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter.
EPA Will Review Salmon-Killing Chemical in Vehicle Tires
U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in most tires as West Coast Native American tribes petition to have it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean.
UAW Members at Michigan Ford Plant Approve New Contract
DETROIT — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company.