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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, Equipment

Utility Makes ConMet Preset Plus Wheel End Hubs Standard Feature

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced ConMet Preset Plus wheel end hubs as the standard base specification on all Utility trailer models.

April 12, 2021

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Business, Equipment

Dobbs Truck Group Adds 18th Peterbilt Location

Dobbs Truck Group announced it broke ground on its latest Peterbilt Motors Co. dealership, as well as Dobbs Truck Group corporate office in Sumner, Wash.

April 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Plans for Fossil-Free Steel in Trucks

Volvo Group has signed a collaboration agreement with steel company SSAB to cover research and development of what Volvo called the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel.

April 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Chip Shortage Forces More Production Cuts by GM, Ford

DETROIT — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.

April 9, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Shipping Pallets Stage Pandemic-Era Rally

After carrying the weight of the global economy since World War II with little fanfare, the lowly shipping pallet is finally commanding some respect.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Peterbilt Announces New Medium-Duty Trucks and Transmission, Updated Engines

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced two new medium-duty box truck models — the 535 and 536 — aimed at the lease and rental segment; and two other models — the 537 and 548 — intended for the vocational “Class 7/8 market” that allow for multiple body builder integrations.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 7, 2021
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Shell to Make First Profit From Oil Output Since Pandemic

Royal Dutch Shell Plc expects to make its first profit from pumping oil since the start of the pandemic, the petroleum giant said.

Laura Hurst | Bloomberg News
April 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Haldex Reports Positive 2021 Outlook, Taps New CEO

Haldex said in its recently released annual report that the outlook for 2021 is positive as it continues its role as a global supplier of brake products and air suspension systems for heavy-duty trucks and trailers.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

NACFE to Monitor Downtime in Run on Less — Electric

As the North American Council for Freight Efficiency prepares for its Run on Less — Electric demonstration in September, it expects vehicle downtime likely to be a factor and something to chart.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Tesla’s Blowout Deliveries Lift Shares Even as Smaller Peers Lag

Tesla Inc. first-quarter delivery numbers blew past analysts’ estimates, helping the stock fend off a slide in the broader electric vehicle industry amid growing skepticism about the future of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
April 6, 2021