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.
New Colors for CentriFuse Brake Drums
Motor Wheel, the manufacturer of CentriFuse brake drums and Crewson brake adjusters, announced the re-colorization of its CentriFuse brake drums to differentiate the products from what the company called imitations and off-shore clones.
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Mack Announces TerraPro Concrete Pumpers Can Include AMT
Mack Trucks announced customers can now order a Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission in Mack TerraPro cabover concrete pumpers powered by the 13-liter Mack MP8 engine.
June 11, 2021Class 8 Sales in May Jump 98.4% Year-Over-Year
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May cleared 18,000 and trounced year-earlier levels that had plunged amid the pandemic, WardsAuto .com reported.
Supply Chain to Remain Backed Up Until 2022, Experts Say
Imported cargo shipments to the U.S. are expected to remain at a record or near-record levels for several more months as consumer spending continues to restart the pandemic-damaged economy. But industry experts say all of that buying is clogging an already overtaxed supply chain.
Commercial Classes 3-8 Trucks Cutting GHG Emissions
Some 49% of all Classes 3-8 commercial vehicles, or nearly 5.5 million trucks, are using advanced diesel engine technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
VW Charged With Deceit Over Diesel
French investigators said Volkswagen AG has been charged in a fresh crackdown on alleged deception over diesel emissions that also has embroiled rival Renault SA.
Biden Will Need More Than $52 Billion for Chip Effort, Analysts Say
President Joe Biden’s blueprint for the U.S. semiconductor industry marks an ambitious effort to set industrial policy for a critical sector of the economy, but the strategy will need more money and global support to take back chip supremacy and pre-empt a rival effort from China.
June 9, 2021AASHTO, ITS America Appeal FCC’s 5.9 GHz Spectrum Decision
Opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling on the 5.9 GHz transportation spectrum band remains active as a pair of stakeholders are formally pushing back on the agency’s move.
Whiting Systems Opens New Welding Facility
Whiting Systems opened a new welding facility that will allow manufacturing processes to be faster for customers, the company announced last month.
June 8, 2021Navistar Posts Surge in Fiscal Q2 Net Income
Navistar International Corp., the parent company of International brand trucks, reported a surge in net income and increased revenue for its fiscal second quarter as truck orders rose and it increased production.