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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.

BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

AI Weed-Killing Drones Are Coming for the Mega Farms

Terry Aberhart has watched the spindly, fixed-wing drones zip across the big skies over his farm in Canada鈥檚 Saskatchewan province, testing a technology that could be the future of weeding.

April 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

ATA Exec Andrew Boyle Presses EV Infrastructure in Senate

A senior trucking industry executive voiced concerns about challenges in ensuring sufficient charging infrastructure exists for adopting commercial EVs nationwide.

April 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Post 5.6% Decline

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks fell 5.6% in March compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Navistar Issues Recall Due to HVAC Circuit

As many as 44,887 Navistar trucks are set to be recalled following a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation, the federal agency said April 6.

April 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

NFI Ramps Up Battery-Electric Truck Deployment in California

NFI Industries will deploy 50 Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California, the for-hire truckload carrier said.

April 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Biden Policy May Cost EV Makers Some Customers

Andrew Scott doesn鈥檛 know for sure yet, but the Biden administration may cost Hyundai his business.

April 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsGlobal Freight

CMA CGM Offers to Buy Bollor茅 Logistics for $5.5 Billion

Maritime transport giant CMA CGM SA has entered exclusive talks to buy Bollor茅 SE鈥檚 logistics arm for an enterprise value of 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion).

April 18, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

Norfolk Southern Near Ready to Reopen Some Tracks in Ohio

Norfolk Southern says it has completed excavation of the impacted soil underneath the south track at the site of the East Palestine train derailment and will finish restoration of the track in the coming days.

April 17, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Only 10 EVs Qualify for Full $7,500 US Tax Credit

Only 10 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits after stricter battery-sourcing rules take effect and render most plug-in models ineligible.

April 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

ZF鈥檚 CeTrax Lite Begins Series Production

The CeTrax lite electric central drive adapts what the company learned from developing passenger car drives for use in light commercial vehicles.

April 17, 2023

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