ATLANTA — Meritor Inc. announced new electrified axles, a value brand and refinements to existing components.

ATLANTA — Navistar International Corp., the parent company of International Truck, announced its new HV model intended for severe service applications in North America.

ATLANTA — Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced a new 12-speed automated transmission called Endurant as the first “core product” of the companies’ joint venture.

ATLANTA — Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. is prepared to have the right products for customers at the right time in order to respond to three key forces disrupting the trucking industry: energy diversity, connectivity and automation, executives said.

August trailer orders were flat year-over-year at 15,600, but several industry issues are clearly heating up.

Brakes, diesel particulate filters, electronics and wheel-ends are some of the key components that fleets should inspect on their vehicles as they recover from flooding brought on by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, experts said, adding that without remediation safety component failures are likely to surface in a matter of months.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.6 cents to $2.786 a gallon as efforts to resupply fuel networks in areas struck by recent hurricanes continued, experts said.

Ending a 27-year arrangement with heavy-duty supplier Meritor Inc., Wabco Holdings Inc. signed an agreement to buy out Meritor’s interest in the Meritor Wabco joint venture that offers advanced safety braking technology and air brake systems for commercial vehicles in North America.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks rose to the second-highest total of the year, eclipsing 17,000, as they begin to mimic the earlier strengthening of orders and production, and small- and medium-size fleets increasingly see new trucks as crucial to driver retention, experts said.

U.S retail sales of medium-duty trucks improved 21.8% in August as all classes notched gains.