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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, Logistics, Autonomous

GXO Announces Warehouse Expansion in Europe With Zooplus

GXO Logistics Inc., the spinoff logistics company from XPO Logistics Inc., is expanding its presence in Europe.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Kenworth Sees Electric Truck Interest Grow Rapidly

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Paccar is pushing quickly into electric trucks, planning models that range from delivery box trucks to Class 8 tractors, including a hydrogen fuel cell version mated to an electric drivetrain.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
January 13, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment

Canada Joins Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin Rules

Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries.

Brian Platt and Eric Martin | Bloomberg News
January 13, 2022
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales in December Climb to High Point of 2021

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in December rose 15.5% compared with a year earlier, and reached the high point for the year, WardsAuto .com reported Jan. 12.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Clarience Technologies Prepares for Smart Future

Davco, a unit of Clarience Technologies, announced it is investing $3.5 million in its Saline, Mich., campus to create an advanced electronics manufacturing center.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Georgia County Lands Two EV Development Projects

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

January 12, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

USDOT Updates Innovation, Technology Principles

The federal regulatory landscape for transportation operations must prioritize safety, economic growth and climate change, the leadership at the U.S. Department of Transportation recently affirmed in a series of guiding principles.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 11, 2022
Business, Equipment

Auto Sales to Edge Up 3.4% as Shortages Continue

U.S. auto sales will climb just 3.4% this year to 15.4 million cars and trucks as the semiconductor shortages continue to constrain vehicle inventory, auto dealers predict.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
January 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

DTNA to Unveil SuperTruck II Concept This Year

Daimler Trucks North America offered an early peek into the engineering and design work behind its SuperTruck II concept vehicle, which the manufacturer plans to unveil later this year.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Eaton Acquires Royal Power Solutions for $600 Million

Power management company Eaton has acquired a U.S.-based firm that produces components for the electric vehicle sector.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 10, 2022