Japanese carmaker Honda said June 9 that it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries, though it expects the overall impact to be contained.
June 9, 2020Fleet Equipment News
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.
Getting Back to Work: New Fleet Strategies
Leading fleets are finding this 15-minute PM is saving repair costs and cutting down time. The聽technology is proving to be the solution to increase uptime, lower repair and PM costs, and end aftertreatment problems, providing quick ROI.
June 8, 2020Strick Trailers Upgrades Lining System
Strick Trailers will enhance its VT100 plywood panel vans with vertically installed DymondPly lining composite panels made by Ridge Corp.
June 5, 2020TMC Survey Shows COVID-19 Impacts on Maintenance Operations
A survey conducted by American Trucking Associations鈥 Technology & Maintenance Council in March and April found that the COVID-19 pandemic had little impact on the readiness of the technician labor force for fleets and service providers.
June 5, 2020Carriers, Truck Dealers Take Safety Precautions Amid COVID-19
As COVID-19 spread across the country and the number of cases began to spike, some trucking companies and truck dealers made significant operational changes in their maintenance shops to prevent exposure to the virus.
June 5, 2020Daimler Marks Milestone as Sprinter Turns 25
Daimler AG celebrated a 25-year milestone for its Mercedes-Benz Sprinter model, which began production in 1995, and whose roots go back 40 years to the company鈥檚 initial array of small cargo vehicles in various shapes.
June 5, 2020Navistar Q2 Results Tumble in Pandemic
Navistar International Corp. posted a narrower fiscal second-quarter net loss and about a $1 billion drop in revenue as key business segments and its supply chain were disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
June 4, 2020Trucking-Related Companies Find It Difficult to Identify 'Conflict Minerals' in Supply Chains
It has been more than six years since America鈥檚 public companies began searching for African 鈥渃onflict minerals鈥 throughout their supply chains, and it remains difficult for trucking-related companies to know if some of their products are being made using tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, or 鈥3TG,鈥 mined and refined in Congo and nine of its neighbor countries.
June 4, 2020Class 8 Orders in May Begin New Cycle鈥檚 Slow Upturn
North American Class 8 orders in May fell below 7,000, ACT Research reported, an uptick from April鈥檚 historic low as industry analysts said progress will be slow as long as COVID-19 remains a major concern.
June 4, 2020Nikola Goes Public; Class 8 Battery-Electric Vehicle Due in 2021
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.鈥檚 stockholders on June 2 voted in favor of the previously announced business combination with Nikola Corp., a startup manufacturer of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks.
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