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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. 

Equipment, Business, Fuel, Government, Technology, Safety

Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter

Paccar Inc.’s parts dealers are offering the company’s Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.

February 2, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Landstar’s 4Q Income Slips

Truckload carrier Landstar System’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $24.6 million, or 47 cents a share, from $29 million, or 54 cents, a year ago.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment

Storm System Leaves Icy Roads in Many States

A large storm system stretching from Arkansas into the Northeast has left roads with as much as three inches of ice in many areas, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

January 28, 2009
Business, Government, Equipment

Eaton’s Fourth-Quarter Income Declines

Vehicle parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit fell to $163 million, or 98 cents per share, from $256 million, or $1.71, a year earlier.

January 26, 2009
Business, Fuel, Equipment

Cummins Emissions Unit Sets Partnership; Will Close Wisconsin Plant

Cummins Inc. unit Cummins Emission Solutions said it will partner with a technology company for 2010 engine controls and that it will close a Wisconsin plant.

January 21, 2009
Business, Equipment

Eaton Plans 5,200 More Job Cuts

Components maker Eaton Corp. said it plans to cut 5,200 jobs worldwide following its 3,400 job cuts last year, due to lower demand, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

January 21, 2009
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Continued Growth of Multi-mode Transport Spurs Information Technology Systems

The information systems that support intermodal trucking companies are much like the business of intermodalism itself: complex, multi-headed and increasingly important to motor carriers.

January 19, 2009
Business, Equipment, Government

Anything Trucker Creates Online LTL Load Board

Anything Trucker, an Internet retailer of truck and trailer accessories, said Jan. 5 it had launched the Freight Auction Network for less-than-truckload carriers.

January 16, 2009
Business, Equipment

Cummins to Cut 800 Jobs Worldwide; Freeze Salaries

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it will cut at least 800 jobs worldwide by the end of February and will freeze salaries for the year in response to deteriorating economic conditions.

January 13, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment

Snow System Moving East; Roads in Several States To Be Affected

Weather forecasters posted winter storm warnings across the Northern Plains Monday, as a cold system threatened the region as it moved south and east, the Associated Press reported.

January 12, 2009