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Special Coverage, Business

TruckX Introduces Driver App and ELD

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Startup firm TruckX announced plans to introduce a driver mobile app and electronic logging device.

March 23, 2017
Special Coverage, Business, Technology

Rand McNally Introduces Next-Gen Navigation Device

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally introduced its next-generation truck navigation device here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 23, 2017
Business, Special Coverage

Kenworth, Peterbilt Will Not Exhibit at NACV Show

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Neither of the operating companies of Paccar Inc. will exhibit at the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta in September.

March 22, 2017
Special Coverage, Business

Vocational Pop Surprises, Drives February’s Class 8 Orders

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Near-term demand for vocational trucks is raging, and tractor day cabs did well in February thanks to an unexpected pop, which has drawn attention away from the ongoing strength in sleeper trucks, a leading analyst said.

March 22, 2017
Special Coverage, Business

Mid-America Trucking Show Features Return of 3 Heavy-Duty Truck Makers

The Mid-America Trucking Show is set to kick off this week, giving attendees a closeup look at the latest developments in truck equipment and technology and opportunities to learn more about industry issues.

March 22, 2017
Special Coverage, Business

Live Coverage of the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show

Transport Topics' live coverage of the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show from the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.

March 20, 2017
Tradeshows, Special Coverage

2017 MATS

Complete coverage of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Trucking Show from the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., March 23-25, 2017.

March 20, 2017
Special Coverage

ATA's Chris Spear Calls for Industry to Embrace Technology

Speaking at a pair of industry conferences, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear addressed the federation’s efforts to tap into technological innovation and work with the Trump administration to achieve policy goals.

March 3, 2017
Special Coverage

Surge in E-Commerce is Disrupting Trucking Industry's Business Model, Expert Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Astronomical growth in internet online retail purchases by U.S. consumers already is beginning to have a significant effect on the trucking industry’s business model, an information technology expert told executives attending American Trucking Associations' Executive Leadership Forum here.

March 2, 2017
Special Coverage

Dana CEO James Kamsickas Advises Trump on Manufacturing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the people to whom President Trump listens on the economy’s manufacturing sector is Dana Inc. CEO James Kamsickas, who came here to talk to some of the people who buy his company’s truck axles and driveshafts.

March 2, 2017