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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, Safety

International MV Series Now Supports Snowplow Applications

Navistar has introduced a chassis configuration for the International MV-series medium-duty truck that is designed for snowplow applications.

April 15, 2022
Business, Equipment

Kenworth Constructing Test Building at Ohio Plant

Kenworth Truck Co. began construction on a $45 million, 105,000-square-foot test building addition to its Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio.

April 15, 2022
Business, Equipment

Link Opens Two New Facilities

Link Mfg., a manufacturer of specialty-engineered suspensions, suspension controls and air management products and a Tier 1 supplier to heavy-duty commercial truck manufacturers, announced it opened two new facilities.

April 15, 2022
Technology, Equipment, Logistics

NACFE Reports Van, Step Van Segments in Shape to Go Electric

It’s now practical for 100% of the commercial vans and step vans segment to switch to battery-electric powertrains from internal combustion engines, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

April 15, 2022
Business, Equipment

Navistar Expands Its Aftermarket Truck Parts Brand

Navistar Inc. has expanded the retail footprint of its aftermarket truck parts brand Fleetrite to 31 locations, the company announced April 13.

April 14, 2022
Business, Equipment

March Trailer Orders Surge to Nearly 38,000

March U.S. trailer orders surged to nearly 38,000 amid some supply chain relief — to the highest level since December 2020, ACT Research reported.

April 13, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EPA’s New NOx Reduction Proposal Debated at Hearing

In an all-day virtual hearing, many of the roughly 140 parties commenting expressed support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule to tighten nitrogen oxides emissions. Others, however, either viewed the effort as a lost opportunity or attacked it as an overreach.

April 13, 2022
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

March Class 8 Sales Top 20,000

Retail Class 8 sales in March hit the high point for the year and still slipped 7.6% compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

April 13, 2022
Business, Equipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Slip 10.9%

U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks in March dropped nearly 11% compared with a year earlier but reached the highest monthly total this year, Wards Intelligence reported.

April 13, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Electric Vehicle Growth Outpaces Installation of Battery Chargers

As electric vehicle sales take off, the number of them on the road is growing faster than the number of public charging points to support them.

April 12, 2022