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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

Wabash National to Expand Composites Production

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it plans to invest more than $2 million to expand production operations for its composites business to a facility in Frankfort, Indiana.

September 5, 2014
Business, Safety, Equipment, Autonomous

Class 8 Orders Post Strong August Growth

Class 8 truck orders in August were unusually strong, rising about 30%, as freight volumes and rates improved and fleets rushed to fill available build slots, research firms and analysts said last week.

September 4, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics, Equipment

CMA Launches Duraturn Commercial Tires

Tire firm China Manufacturers Alliance said it has launched a new brand of commercial tires called Duraturn TBR.

August 20, 2014
Business, Equipment

Cummins Boosts Plant Spending in Bid to Make 500 Engines Daily

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. is boosting its annual rate of investment in its 40-year-old Jamestown Engine Plant here by more than 50%, with a goal of building 500 engines a day, most of them ISX15s.

August 18, 2014
Business, Equipment

Jamestown is Only Plant in North America Mass Producing Class 8 Nat-Gas Engines

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc.’s Jamestown Engine Plant here is the only place in North America that builds a mass production heavy-duty, natural-gas truck engine.

August 18, 2014
Equipment

Cummins Factory Tour

August 15, 2014
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Plant

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said its Huntington, Indiana, brake shoe plant has undergone a $3.2 million expansion.

August 15, 2014
Business, Equipment

Cummins Sets Goal of 500 Engines a Day at Jamestown Plant

Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. is boosting its annual rate of investment in its 40-year-old Jamestown Engine Plant here by more than 50%, with the goal of hitting 500 engines a day, most of them ISX15s.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
August 11, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Roadrunner to Acquire Logistics Firm Active Aero

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. said it agreed to acquire the logistics company Active Aero Group from Aero's parent company, Platinum Equity for $115 million.

August 11, 2014
Business, Equipment

Truck Makers Chip Away at Cummins’ Engine Lead

Cummins Inc. maintained leading market share among engine makers in North America during the first half of 2014, but continued to lose ground to truck manufacturers’ proprietary engines, WardsAuto.com said.

August 11, 2014