Fleet Equipment News
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.
Trailer Orders Keep Rising; Plants Ramp Up Capacity
Trailer makers experienced robust ordering activity to end 2011 and early this year, according to ACT Research Co. and interviews with manufacturers.
February 6, 2012Certified Technicians Required for Dealer Warranty Work
The 2010 technology power plants and the new emissions systems represented such a dramatic break from the past that only technicians certified by original equipment manufacturers have been able to work on them while they are still under warranty, truck dealers said.
January 30, 2012Accuride to Invest $75 Million to Increase Output, Quality
Commercial vehicle component supplier Accuride Corp. will invest $75 million this year to increase output, quality and reliability; upgrade its manufacturing processes and improve customer service.
January 25, 2012‘Plenty on Plate’ for FMCSA This Year, Ferro Says
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will move forward with a host of developing rules and regulations regarding trucking this year, Administrator Anne Ferro said Tuesday.
E&MU: High-Tech Tracking Keeps Parts Shelves Stocked and Ready
To keep their customers’ equipment up and running, truck dealers are increasingly relying on complex algorithms and predictive modeling to maintain inventory levels that will ensure they have the parts truckers need right when they need them, according to dealers and manufacturers.
January 23, 2012Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Rises to Three-Month High
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region expanded at a faster pace in January, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said.
January 20, 2012Makers Blame Materials Costs, Demand for Rising Tire Prices
Tire manufacturers say that an ongoing shortage of component materials — which is expected to continue through 2012 and beyond — combined with soaring global demand and logistics costs, has driven up costs and led the makers to boost prices for commercial tires.
January 16, 2012Dana Estimates Stronger 2011 Earnings, Sales
Dana Holding Corp. estimated its adjusted 2011 earnings will be higher than the previous year, and that its 2012 sales will be at least 5% over 2011.
January 11, 2012Federal Advisory Panel Studying EOBRs Wrestles With Safeguarding Data Privacy
A federal advisory committee studying electronic onboard recorders did not reach a consensus on the best way to transmit hours-of-service data from the truck cab to roadside inspectors, but did offer recommendations on items including safeguarding carrier and driver privacy.
January 9, 2012Heil Trailer Bought by Private Equity Firm
Private equity firm American Industrial Partners said it has purchased trailer manufacturer Heil Trailer International from Dover Corp. Terms were not disclosed.
January 5, 2012