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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

Cummins Posts Higher Q4 Earnings, Revenue

Cummins Inc. reported higher earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter amid gains in both its engines and components business segments in China and India.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 4, 2021
Business, Equipment

Old Dominion Posts Q4 Gains in Earnings, Revenue

Old Dominion Freight Line reported gains in fourth-quarter profit and revenue and, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, finished 2020 with a rise in net income.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
February 4, 2021
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Class 8 Orders in January Clear 40,000

North American Class 8 orders kicked off the year by reaching 42,200 in January, up 146% from a year earlier when they were 17,204, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ initial data.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 4, 2021
Business, Equipment

Peterbilt Introduces Redesigned Model 579 Flagship

Peterbilt Motors Co. has unveiled a restyled version of its Model 579 flagship on-highway truck that offers a 7% fuel economy improvement compared with the truck it replaces, which was launched in 2012.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 4, 2021
Business, Equipment

Wabash National Posts Lower Q4 Earnings

Wabash National Corp. reported lower net income and revenue in the fourth quarter as new trailer shipments fell.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Meritor Reports Lower Fiscal-Year Q1 Earnings, Revenue

Meritor Inc. reported a decline in net income, largely due to interest expenses, and a dip in revenue during its fiscal first quarter.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 3, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

California Leads in Electric Vehicle Policies, Practices, Energy Nonprofit Says

California is by far the national leader in enabling the use of electric cars and medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks, according to a state-by-state evaluation of electric vehicle policies and practices compiled by a leading nonprofit energy efficiency group.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Eaton Reports Higher Q4 Net Income

Power management company Eaton Corp. reported higher fourth-quarter net income and a decline in revenue.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 3, 2021
Business, Equipment

Knight-Swift Acquires Majority Stake in Software Company Eleos

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. announced it acquired a majority stake in Eleos, a Greenville, S.C.-based software company that provides a mobile driver workflow platform for trucking fleets and truck operators.

February 2, 2021
Business, Equipment

TruckLabs’ TruckWings Gains First Canadian Fleet Customer

TruckLabs announced J&R Hall, a Canadian family owned and operated trucking company, became the first Canadian fleet to adopt TruckLabs’ patented TruckWings technology.

February 2, 2021