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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.

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Early Tests Show Promise for Propane as Alternate Fuel for Heavy Trucks

Can diesel and propane fuels operate in harmony under the hood of a Class 8 truck?Charles Shorty Whittington thinks so.

November 23, 2015
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Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill

The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.

November 18, 2015
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Kentucky Adding Tolls, Joins E-ZPass System

Kentucky hasnt had a tolled road in 69 years, but that will change in a big way in 2016.

November 17, 2015
BusinessEquipment

Accuride Promotes, Hires Top Executives to Focus on Global Growth

Component supplier Accuride Corp. announced three top executive appointments to support its planned expansion as a supplier of wheel-end products to the global commercial vehicle industry.

November 17, 2015
BusinessEquipment

Goodyear Introduces Fuel Max RSA

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has rolled out the Fuel Max RSA tire for regional, longhaul and urban markets.

November 16, 2015
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Eaton, Cummins Add Powertrain Options

MARSHALL, Mich. Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. recently announced powertrain options that enhance engine downspeeding at highway speeds and increase driver control using automated transmissions at slow speeds.

November 16, 2015
BusinessEquipment

October Class 8 Orders Down from Historic 2014 Month

New orders in North America for Class 8 trucks dropped sharply in October from the near-record level a year earlier but remained strong compared with traditional order patterns, according to two reports.

November 9, 2015
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Accuride Acquisition of Italian Firm Signals Global Ambition

Wheel-products supplier Accuride Corp. acquired a 70% interest in Italian steel wheel manufacturer Gianetti Ruote S.r.l. from the MW Italia wheels division of CLN S.p.A.

November 3, 2015
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Trailer Orders Top 35,000

September trailer orders of 35,952 marked the highest total this year, according to ACT Research.

November 1, 2015
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Used Truck Prices Slump at Auctions, Analysts Say

A major auction of fleet-owned, model year 2012-2013 sleeper trucks in mid-September pulled in lower-than-expected prices and may have signaled the start of a market erosion, according to Chris Visser, an analyst with American Truck Dealers.

November 1, 2015