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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, Equipment

Unprecedented Vocational Truck Demand Drives Allison Profits

Record demand for Class 8 vocational trucks propelled profits and revenue at Allison Transmission Holdings higher in the second quarter of 2024.

July 29, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative to Roadside Warning Triangles

Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic.

July 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Traton Q2 Profits Rise 4.4% Despite Navistar’s Mirror Woes

Traton’s profits rose in Q2 2024 as higher prices and South American demand trumped a slump in truck sales for Navistar’s International Trucks brand due to a shortage of mirrors.

July 26, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

Road to NTDC Spotlight: Nate Lewis

For Nate Lewis, the National Truck Driving Championships is an occasion to celebrate his family's trucking legacy. The next chapter will be written in Indianapolis.

July 26, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Ryder Posts Q2 Profit Surge, Revenue Up 10% on Leasing Gains

Profits and revenues at Ryder System Inc. increased in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of higher returns from its leasing and maintenance program, the integration of the Cardinal Logistics acquisition and the absence of an accounting charge taken in the year-ago period.

July 26, 2024
Business, Equipment

Stellantis Profit Plunges 48% in First Half of Year

MILAN — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere July 25 after reporting a plunge in first-half earnings.

July 25, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

XPO’s Budlowski Secures 13th Trip to NTDC

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — XPO's Ernie Budlowski and Team Connecticut are hoping that their upcoming trip to Indianapolis results in back-to-back championships at NTDC.

July 25, 2024
Business, Equipment

Ford Profit Falls Short on Quality Woes, Warranty Costs

Ford Motor Co. posted second-quarter profit that fell short of Wall Street estimates, saying quality problems with new vehicles led to a surge in warranty costs.

July 24, 2024
Business, Equipment

European Truck Sales Slump Hurts Paccar Q2 Profits

Paccar Inc. profits fell in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of sagging European truck sales and lower parts and financial services divisions profits.

July 24, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

House Bill Seeks $100M Annual Grant for Rail Safety Upgrades

Senior members of the U.S. House Transportation Committee recently introduced legislation to enhance safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials.

July 24, 2024