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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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July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports

Cargo freight volumes in July remain depressed and well below 2022鈥檚 record levels, especially at West Coast ports.

August 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Iowa Grants to Help Community Colleges Expand CDL Training

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $5 million in commercial driver license infrastructure grants for community college training centers and new equipment.

August 24, 2023
BusinessEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Highlights Truck Parking, Safety at NTDC

COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥 The Biden administration continues to prioritize efforts to expand access to parking for the nation鈥檚 truck drivers, the head of FMCSA said Aug. 16.

August 23, 2023
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Mullen Launches Production of Class 3 EV Truck

Mullen Automotive says its first Mullen Three, a Class 3 commercial electric truck, has rolled off the assembly line at the company鈥檚 plant in Tunica, Miss.

August 23, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Advance Auto Names New CEO Shane O鈥橩elly

Advance Auto Parts Inc. named a new CEO and started a strategic review of the business as it struggles to keep up with inflation.

August 23, 2023
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Volvo Offers Fleets a Leg Up on Charging Infrastructure

Volvo Trucks North America launched a program Aug. 22 it believes will smooth fleet owners鈥 road to the installation of electric truck charging infrastructure.

August 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Top Democrats, White House Celebrate CHIPS Act Anniversary

A 2022 law key to the Biden White House鈥檚 鈥淏uild Back Better鈥 economic agenda is helping with freight supply chain connectivity, senior congressional Democrats said recently.

August 22, 2023
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Ina Daly Honored at NTDC for Career Accomplishments

XPO's Ina Daly's trip to NTDC in Columbus, Ohio, included winning the Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award for聽best exemplifying the characteristics of a聽 truck driver.聽

August 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Bridgestone Celebrates Tennessee Plant Expansion

Bridgestone Americas celebrated the expansion of its truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison, Tenn., the company announced Aug. 16.

August 21, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Peterbilt Adds Hendrickson鈥檚 Primaax EX Suspension as Option

Truck manufacturer Peterbilt has started offering Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems鈥 Primaax EX severe-duty vocational air suspension system as an option, Woodridge, Ill.-based Hendrickson said.

August 21, 2023

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