Equipment
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.
Freightliner Offers Cummins X15 Natural Gas Engine
Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Freightliner announced Oct. 5 it will offer the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine in its heavy-duty Freightliner Cascadia trucks.
Trucking Grapples With Evolving Cybersecurity Threats
The trucking and logistics sectors face an increasingly evolving cybersecurity landscape as more operations become integrated with computers.
Class 8 Orders Season Launches Below Year-Ago High Point
The North American Class 8 market kicked off the opening of order boards for next year with September figures below a prior-year surge, according to ACT Research.
Nikola Celebrates Entry Into HFCEV Market
Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles will be delivered to customers within a few weeks, company says.
October 5, 2023Rivian Plans to Issue $1.5 Billion in Convertible Debt
Rivian Automotive Inc. shares fell the most ever after the electric-vehicle maker announced plans to issue $1.5 billion in convertible debt.
Trailer OEMs Work to Keep Up With Supply, Labor Demands
Trailer manufacturers are whittling down pandemic-related backlog, but some #supplychain headwinds persist. Steve Brawner has the details. #equipment #manufacturing
October 4, 2023Ford Electric F-150 Sales Drop 46% as Deliveries Delayed
Ford Motor Co. reported sales of its F-150 Lightning plug-in pickup fell 46% in the third quarter as the automaker expanded its factory and delayed delivery of trucks for “quality checks.”
US Automakers’ Sales Rose Sharply Over the Summer
DETROIT — Automakers posted big increases in new vehicle sales during the summer, despite high prices, rising interest rates and even a limited strike against Detroit companies.
Cummins Unit Completes Acquisition of Faurecia Plants
Cummins Emission Solutions completed the acquisition of two Faurecia commercial vehicle manufacturing plants in Indiana and the Netherlands for $208.56 million, Cummins Inc. said.
Texas to Invest $240 Million in 31 Port Projects
Thirty-one port projects in Texas will begin receiving an estimated $240 million in state funds to improve those facilities and bolster the state’s supply chains.