North American orders for Class 8 trucks slumped in December from the same period a year ago, when the original equipment manufacturers logged their fourth-best volume ever.
January 11, 2016Business
Truck Stocks Plunge in 2015
Trucking companies’ shares, which declined faster last year than other transport stocks and the broader financial markets, are likely to keep falling in early 2016.
January 11, 2016Business
Truckers in Idaho Receive OK to Haul Loads Up to 129,000 Pounds, Pending State Approval
Pending expected approval from Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Legislature, truckers soon will be carrying loads up to 129,000 pounds.
January 11, 2016Business
Virginia Tech Receives Contract to Study Split Sleeper-Berth Time
Virginia Tech, along with subcontractors from Washington State University and technology vendor SmartDrive, has been awarded a $2.5 million contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to study a flexible hours-of-service safety provision that will allow longhaul truck drivers to split their required sleeper berth time into shorter periods.
January 11, 2016Business
Man Behind Mack Trucks' Museum Plans to Call it a Career After 58 Years
At the age of 80, Don Schumaker, the curator emeritus of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, plans to retire this year after 58 years at the museum. Maybe. He's tried to retire from Mack before.
January 4, 2016Business
Sales of Used Class 8 Trucks Continue to Be Mixed in November
Used Class 8 truck sales continued to be mixed in November, ACT Research said.
December 23, 2015Business
TruckerLine Partners With Zendrive to Let Users Show Driving Score on Their Profile
Technology provider TruckerLine has created a partnership with Zendrive, which provides safety analytical information, that will allow TruckerLine users to show a driving performance score on their profiles.
December 21, 2015Business
Heavy-Duty Sales Up 15.1%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks were 19,231 in November, up 15.1% from a year earlier and the third-highest total for the month since 2000, WardsAuto.com reported.
December 21, 2015Business
Two Flatbed Haulers Choose Ky. Truck Stop As ‘Prime Location’ to House Terminals
Two small flatbed carriers are using the same Pendleton, Kentucky, truck stop as the location for their respective terminals. Drivers like being there, so why not put terminals there, too, the management teams have reasoned.
December 14, 2015GovernmentBusiness
National Coalition Begins Search for Solutions to Truck Parking Problems Across the Country
The National Truck Parking Coalition met for the first time last month in hopes of coming up with solutions to the nationwide shortage of truck parking.
December 7, 2015