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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. 

Technology, Equipment, Safety

Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail

LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state.

April 30, 2018
Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Pentagon Might Obtain Self-Driving Vehicles First

Forget Uber, Waymo and Tesla: The next big name in self-driving vehicles could be the Pentagon.

Daniel Flatley | Bloomberg News
April 30, 2018
Business, Equipment

M&K Truck Centers Promotes Pilecki to President

Truck dealership M&K Truck Centers promoted Ted Pilecki to president, effective immediately.

April 30, 2018
Business, Equipment

Boxwheel Trailer Leasing Secures Equipment Financing

Recently formed Boxwheel Trailer Leasing announced it has received a significant capital investment from Crosstimbers Capital Group.

April 30, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

HDA Truck Pride Adds Turbo Solutions to Network

HDA Truck Pride announced Turbo Solutions has joined its distribution network as a provider of remanufactured turbochargers.

April 30, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA

LG Acquires ZKW in Its Largest Takeover; Focus Shifts to Lighting Self-Driving Cars

South Korean electronics group LG aims to become the world leader in lighting self-driving cars, by taking over Austrian car lights specialist ZKW for an estimated $1.3 billion, LG announced April 26.

April 26, 2018
Business, Equipment

Ford Retreats From American Car Business to Focus on Trucks, Commercial Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. is cleaving an additional $11.5 billion from spending plans and dropping several sedans, including the Fusion and Taurus, from its lineup to more quickly reach an elusive profit target.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
April 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla Autopilot Chief Jim Keller Latest Executive to Leave Company

Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot chief, Jim Keller, has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker led by CEO Elon Musk.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
April 26, 2018
Business, Equipment

Prices Rise 3% in March as Used-Truck Volumes Remain Strong

The average Class 8 truck sold in March underscored that more mileage on a younger truck need not be a detriment to a higher sales price — as the overall volume stayed in the mid-20,000 range.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Will Wabtec Acquire GE Transportation?

A flurry of reports over the past few days speculate that GE Transportation will be sold to a longtime supplier, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., which does business as Wabtec Corp.

Jim Martin | Erie (Pa.) Times-News
April 25, 2018