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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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Delphis Fourth-Quarter Profits Rise

Component maker Delphi Automotive PLC said its fourth-quarter profit and revenue increased on strong growth in North America and Asia.

February 4, 2014
BusinessEquipment

Improved Retreads Help Wide-Base Tire Users Extend Life of Product, Say Fleets, Makers

Wide-base tires, new and retreaded, are providing an extended-mileage benefit for dry-van carrier Bear Trucking Inc., according to a company manager.

February 3, 2014
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Landstars Income Grows for 4Q and 2013

Landstar System Inc. said its net income increased in the fourth quarter and the 2013 year, but income from continuing operations dropped.

January 30, 2014
BusinessEquipmentAutonomous

Meritor Reports Fiscal First-Quarter Profit

Meritor Inc. reported a profit for its fiscal first quarter on increased production in Europe and South America despite lower defense revenue, the truck component maker said Jan. 29.

January 29, 2014
BusinessEquipment

Cummins Pauses Development of 15L Nat-Gas Engine

Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has paused the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to market timing uncertainty.

January 15, 2014
BusinessEquipment

Trucking Fleets Cite Maintenance Costs Among Benefits of Leasing Vehicles

Tom Hassel Transport Inc. has no maintenance facility, and company President Tom Hassel said he is not interested in setting up a shop. Instead, the Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., company leases many of its trucks and plans to phase out the ones it owns.

January 13, 2014
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Orders Surge 50% in December

The Class 8 truck industry ended 2013 on a high note with about 31,800 new orders in December, a 50% jump from the same month a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

January 6, 2014
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Trucking, Suppliers Continue to Await Release of E-Logging Rule by FMCSA

The trucking industry and makers of electronic logging devices started 2014 braced for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to publish its long-awaited rule.

January 6, 2014
BusinessEquipment

Cooper Seeks Damages After Ending Apollo Tyres Merger Deal

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will pursue a $112.5 million reverse termination fee after ending its attempt to acquire Apollo Tyres.

December 31, 2013
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

No ELD Mandate Proposal This Year, FMCSA Says

The proposed rule on electronic logging devices for trucks will not be published until 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Dec. 20.

December 23, 2013