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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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Japanese Carmaker Honda Hit by Cyberattack

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, 2020
TechnologyEquipment

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, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Strick 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, 2020
BusinessEquipment

TMC 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, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafetyTop 100

Carriers, 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, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Daimler 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, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Navistar 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, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucking-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, 2020
BusinessEquipmentTop 100

Class 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, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola 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.

June 3, 2020

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