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Roger Gilroy

Senior Reporter

@roger_gilroy

Roger Gilroy began reporting on the trucking industry for Transport Topics in the 1990s, but at various times ventured away to report for other publications that focused on hazardous materials transportation then intelligent transportation systems — and later for nine years owned a small business that came with two vans and two buses.


Business, Technology, Equipment

Dana Reports Gain in Q1 Revenue, Lower Net Income

Dana Inc. reported first-quarter net income dropped and revenue slightly increased.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

March’s Average Used Class 8 Retail Price Breaks $100,000

The average retail price in March of a used Class 8 vehicle pushed past the $100,000 mark for the first time, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Volvo Group Reports Higher Revenue, Record Q1 Deliveries

Volvo Group reported first-quarter net income slipped and revenue increased amid what the company referred to as good economic activity, high transport volumes and solid construction activity while order backlogs are extended and lead times long.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cummins Files for Possible IPO of Filtration Business

Cummins Inc. announced its filtration business confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed underwritten initial public offering in the United States.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Navistar Expands Alabama Plant for Powertrain Production

Navistar Inc., a division of Germany-based Traton Group, announced it is positioned to introduce an all-new integrated powertrain to the North American market at its expanded powertrain manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Ala.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2022
Government, Fuel

Diesel Bumps Up 2.8¢ to $5.101 a Gallon

The national average price for diesel resumed its upward course, rising 2.8 cents to $5.101 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 18.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 18, 2022
Technology, Equipment, Logistics

NACFE Reports Van, Step Van Segments in Shape to Go Electric

It’s now practical for 100% of the commercial vans and step vans segment to switch to battery-electric powertrains from internal combustion engines, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 15, 2022
Business, Equipment

March Trailer Orders Surge to Nearly 38,000

March U.S. trailer orders surged to nearly 38,000 amid some supply chain relief — to the highest level since December 2020, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2022
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

March Class 8 Sales Top 20,000

Retail Class 8 sales in March hit the high point for the year and still slipped 7.6% compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2022
Business, Equipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Slip 10.9%

U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks in March dropped nearly 11% compared with a year earlier but reached the highest monthly total this year, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2022