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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, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EV Charger Maker Tritium Going Public in SPAC Merger Deal

Tritium, which makes fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached an agreement to go public through a merger with blank-check company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II.

Crystal Tse | Bloomberg News
May 26, 2021

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Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Kodiak Robotics Autonomous Technology Headed to Asia

Self-driving truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced a deal with one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates to bring Kodiak Driver to the Asia-Pacific markets.

May 26, 2021
Government, Equipment

Task Force Announces Support for Proposed Chicago Towing Ordinance

A trucking industry and insurance coalition against predatory towing company practices has sent a letter of support to several Chicago aldermen who are leading an effort to revise a city ordinance that would create a first-ever license for tow truck operators.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2021
Business, Equipment

VTNA, UAW Reach Second Tentative Agreement

Volvo Trucks North America May 20 announced the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new six-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.

May 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Ports on Both Coasts Continue Record-Setting Runs in April

The nation’s ports reported record container volumes in April as the U.S. economy continues its strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Green Hydrogen Seen Fueling Heavy Trucks, Buses by 2030

Long heralded as the clean energy fuel of the future that will play a key role in decarbonization, attractive hydrogen prices could finally be in sight.

Krystal Chia | Bloomberg News
May 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Pressured to Provide Path to All-Electric Future

Riding a rising stock price, a splashy new model intro and a friendly presidential visit, new Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley faces his biggest test yet: explaining his strategy for making the 118-year-old automaker relevant in the electric age.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety, TCA

4 Million Accident-Free Miles and Still Trucking at 79

Four million miles and not so much as a fender-bender. Pennsylvania trucker Don Cook, 79, attributes his success to skill and patience — “You have to have your wits about you,” he said — but also to luck.

Daniel Patrick Sheehan | Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call
May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Out-of-Network Repairs Help Dealerships Nurture New Relationships With Fleets

For trucking companies, securing timely repairs at their partnered truck dealerships is typically simple, straightforward and an expectation that came with the purchase. But what about when the truck is on a long haul and must be serviced by another dealer? In those likely events, truck dealers say that building rapport is the road map to a successful business partnership.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
May 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Some Self-Driving Truck Developers Make Case for Supervised Autonomy

While most developers of Level 4 autonomous truck technology are targeting driverless operation, some see near-term business cases for highly automated, self-driving trucks with a driver still in the vehicle.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 21, 2021