Equipment
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.
Fleets Use Risk Management Strategies That Emphasize Training, Technology
In an era of nuclear verdicts, fleets are finding it essential to maintain an effective risk management strategy to help protect the safety of their employees and the motoring public while also shielding their businesses from liability.
Grote Launches New Headlamps
Grote Industries announced its newest forward lighting, the 90mm LED High Beam and Low Beam headlamps and the 90mm Combination High Beam/Low Beam LED headlamp module.
February 26, 2021Dana Taps Byron Foster as Chief Commercial Officer
Dana Inc. announced Byron Foster joined the company as chief commercial, marketing and communications officer.
February 26, 2021Nikola Falls After Paring Output Goals for Debut Electric Trucks
Nikola Corp. shares slipped after the company cut projected output of its first commercial zero-emission vehicles and said it may seek to raise more capital to invest in facilities such as a planned hydrogen-fueling network.
January Sales Indicate Used Truck Market Is Poised to Grow
The average used Class 8 vehicle in January had higher mileage and sold for a little less than a year earlier, ACT Research reported, calling it an inkling of all the freight there was to haul in the second half of 2020.
Peterbilt Launches Updated Vocational Models 567 and 520
Peterbilt Motors Co. has updated its vocational Model 567 and 520 trucks, the company announced Feb. 24.
February 25, 2021For Recruiting and Retention, Trucking Companies Should Focus on Equipment, Pay
Trucking companies must focus on maintaining good equipment and keeping lines of communication open with drivers to ensure effective recruitment and retention, a new report found.
Kenworth T680E Eligible for CARB Incentives
Qualifying California purchasers of the new Kenworth T680E battery-electric vehicle are eligible for a $120,000 incentive voucher from the California Air Resources Board, Kenworth Truck Co. announced.
February 24, 2021Shell to Offer Carbon Neutral Heavy-Duty Lubricants
Shell Rotella, a lubricant brand of Royal Dutch Shell, will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants for heavy-duty engines in North America.
February 24, 2021BorgWarner Agrees to Buy Akasol AG for $915 Million
BorgWarner Inc. and Akasol AG have signed a business combination agreement intended to position BorgWarner to strengthen its commercial vehicle and off-highway battery systems business.