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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

How Drones Help Workers Inspect Wind Turbines

Nearthlab’s drones use artificial intelligence and laser technologies to help pinpoint potential damage and reduce the chance of accidents during human inspections of wind turbines.

Saijel Kishan | Bloomberg News
July 28, 2021

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Government, Business, Equipment

Boeing Climbs on First Profit Since 2019 as COVID, Max Woes Ease

Boeing Co. earned a profit for the first time in nearly two years, surprising Wall Street and hinting at a potential turnaround after one of the worst financial crises in the planemaker’s centurylong history. The shares jumped.

Julie Johnsson | Bloomberg News
July 28, 2021
Business, Equipment

Paccar Q2 Results Ride Surge in Truck Deliveries, Parts, Financial Services

Paccar Inc. reported second-quarter earnings and revenue soared compared with a year earlier amid improved truck deliveries, and record performance at its parts and financial service segments.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 27, 2021
Business, Equipment

VTNA Introduces New Premium Service Offering

Volvo Trucks North America announced its Volvo Blue Contract service offering, a premium plan for new trucks.

July 27, 2021
Business, Equipment

Rush Enterprises Rides Parts, Truck Sales to Higher Earnings

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises reported decidedly higher net income and revenue for the second quarter as the nation’s economy and the company’s markets bounced back.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 27, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

US Senators Introduce Bill to Repeal Excise Tax on New Trucks

Two U.S. senators proposed repealing the excise tax on new trucks as an effort to modernize the freight industry.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
July 26, 2021
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

CARB Approves Amendments to Onboard Diagnostic System Regulations

California Air Resources Board members have unanimously approved amendments to light-, medium- and heavy-truck onboard diagnostic system regulations that will require more data to be stored by the OBD systems, and address issues regarding several malfunction monitors.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

XL Fleet, eNow Partner on Refrigerated Trailers

XL Fleet Corp. announced an agreement and an investment in eNow Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully electric transport refrigeration units for commercial vehicle trailers.

July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Introducing Calibrate, Our New Publication

The trucking industry is in a constant cycle of change, but it’s not so much a change as it is a calibration, an adjustment. So too it is in publishing. The Transport Topics quarterly Equipment & Maintenance Update is now Calibrate.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Fleets, OEMs Invest in Seat Technology to Improve Driver Comfort, Safety

Since truck drivers spend so much of their professional lives sitting behind the steering wheel, the driver’s seat is a crucial part of the vehicle spec.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
July 23, 2021