Business, Technology, Equipment

February Used Class 8 Sales Down 20% Year-Over-Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in February decreased 19.6% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 21,900 units, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 30, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

How Government Incentives Drive Electric Truck Adoption

President Joe Biden has made proliferation of electric vehicles a focus of his administration, with the commercial transportation industry playing a key role.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Electric Truck Market Considers Infrastructure Reality

Electric truck market growth is poised to accelerate even as infrastructure constraints hinder that trajectory, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

RXO Opens New Cross-Border Facility in Texas

RXO celebrated the grand opening of its newest cross-border facility in Laredo, Texas, the company announced March 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

February Trailer Orders Down 2.6% Year-Over-Year

U.S. trailer orders fell just shy of 26,000 units in February, falling short of the year-ago total, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 22, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100

Forward Air, Kodiak Partner on Autonomous Route

Forward Air Corp. has partnered with self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics to run one of their busiest freight lanes near continuously with an autonomous truck.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Agrees to Acquire U.S. Xpress

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire U.S. Xpress for approximately $808 million, the companies announced March 21.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
Business, Equipment

February Medium-Duty Sales Post 3.4% Decline

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks declined 3.4% in February compared with year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 15, 2023
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

February Class 8 Sales Up 35% to 20,136

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in February jumped 35% from a year ago, and notched a slight increase from the prior month, Wards Intelligence reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 10, 2023
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Orders Rebound in February

North American Class 8 orders in February hit 23,600 units, ending a month-to-month decline that started in October, ACT Research reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 9, 2023