Latest News Updates From Connor D. Wolf

On Capitol Hill, Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced a resolution to officially recognize the week as a celebration of drivers.

Preliminary data from ACT Research showed orders surged 193% year over year to 24,200 units, and improved 55% from July.

U.S. Class 8 retail truck sales extended year-over-year gains in August, buoyed by seasonal momentum and notching a third consecutive month eclipsing prior-year levels.

“[This] is not us saying we want immunity from liability,” said C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman. “No, we want accountability. Give us a standard.”

Skyrocketing diesel prices are jolting the trucking industry amid a global energy crisis that also threatens freight movement.

The Class 8 truck order environment remains solid despite a late-summer sequential slowdown as order books fill and buyers become more selective, OEMs say.

David Yeager returned to the company as chairman and CEO, and Patrick O’Donnell has joined the company as a special adviser and chief financial officer-elect.

North American Class 8 truck orders slowed sequentially in August, in line with seasonal norms as build slots began filling. But they jumped on an annual basis.

The ruling left open the question of how to apply a so-called reasonable care standard that requires brokers to vet carriers they hire to haul freight.

ACT Research reported that July sales increased 10.6% to 26,100 units from 23,600 the prior year and were up 4.8% sequentially from 24,900 units in June.