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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. 

Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

EPA to Issue Rulemaking Repealing Phase 2 Rule for Glider Kits

The EPA has notified the Office of Management and Budget the agency intends to issue a proposed rule repealing the greenhouse gas Phase 2 emissions requirement for glider vehicles, glider engines and glider kits.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 30, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Exemption Requests Increase as ELD Enforcement Date Nears

Several organizations are seeking exemptions from having to install electronic logging devices by Dec. 18, as federally mandated.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 30, 2017
Business, Equipment

Kubota Tractor to Build Two 1 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Centers in Kansas

Kubota Tractor Corp. signed a letter of intent to purchase 203 acres in Edgerton, Kan., to build two 1-million-square-foot distribution centers.

October 27, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment

Spartan Motors Wins USPS Contract for More Than 2,000 Trucks

Spartan Motors Inc. announced its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services business unit has won a $214 million contract from the United States Postal Service for more than 2,000 cargo-body fleet vehicles.

October 27, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Driverless Truck Completes Delivery at ExxonMobil Facility in Singapore

Belgian logistics group Katoen Natie has started operating its first driverless truck at ExxonMobil’s manufacturing site on Jurong Island in Singapore.

Christopher Tan | Asia News Network
October 26, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Steals Tesla’s Thunder With Heavy-Duty Electric Truck

Daimler AG is jumping the gun on Tesla Inc. by showing off a battery-powered heavy-duty truck weeks before the California electric-car maker’s own planned unveiling, in a sign of the growing rivalry between the companies.

Elisabeth Behrmann | Bloomberg News
October 26, 2017
Business, Equipment

Rush Reports Record Quarterly Earnings on Higher Truck Sales, Aftermarket Strength

National truck dealership Rush Enterprises Inc. posted record quarterly profits as net income and revenue rose in the third quarter.

October 26, 2017
Business, Equipment

Haldex 3Q Earnings Mixed; Renews Ties to US Truck Makers

Commercial vehicle supplier Haldex AB reported net income fell and revenue inched up in the third quarter compared with a year earlier.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 26, 2017
Business, Equipment

Used-Truck Sales Climb in September, Powered by Retail Transactions

Sales of used Class 8 vehicles rose 25% in September as the economy churned through inventory and cleared the way for more freight to be moved, ACT Research Co. reported.

October 25, 2017
Business, Equipment

Direct ChassisLink Inc. Acquires Trac Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet

Direct ChassisLink Inc. has signed an agreement to make a major acquisition, purchasing the entire domestic chassis fleet from competitor Trac Intermodal.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2017