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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, Autonomous, Private

Uber Freight, Waabi Team Up on AI-Powered Autonomous Trucks

Uber Freight/Waabi

Logistics specialist Uber Freight is teaming up with Waabi Innovation Inc. in an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous truck partnership, the companies said Sept. 21.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 21, 2023

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Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Flatbed truck

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Spike 13% in August

Freightliner's eM2 models

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 13.6% in August compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

David Kegley, Doug Nickles, Randy Patterson, Todd Cotier

CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's  Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 20, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

House Committee Hears Arguments on Excise Tax Repeal

new trucks

The repeal of a tax on the purchase of new trucks was discussed during a recent hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Eaton Partners With Cruise Control Specialist Traxen

 Eaton/Traxen iQ-Cruise

Eaton is to start selling, distributing, servicing and providing installation support for Michigan-based technology developer Traxen’s iQ-Cruise system.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

House Passes Internal Combustion Engines Legislation

engine tech

Legislation aiming to block efforts designed to prevent the sale of internal combustion engines was recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Costs for Truck Parts, Labor Fall in Q2

truck repair

CLEVELAND — A new report found that parts and labor expenses in heavy-duty truck repair shops dropped during the second quarter of 2023.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cybersecurity, EVs Expand TMCSuperTech Challenges

SuperTech contestant

CLEVELAND — Cybersecurity plays an ever-larger role in the TMCSuperTech competition, part of the Fall Meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Love’s Travel Stops Receives $4.8 Million to Build EV Chargers

Love's Trillium image

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores was awarded $4.8 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations at eight locations, the company announced Sept. 13.

September 18, 2023