trucks News Updates

Ohio Truck Shield, a joint program of the Ohio Trucking Association and the Ohio Highway Patrol launched earlier this year, has already trained 500 truck drivers to watch for criminal activity on the roads.

New heavy-duty truck orders fell 23.4% to 16,200 in August from a year earlier, according to preliminary figures from ACT Research Co., and some truck makers said they plan more downtime at plants in order to trim production.

Pilot Flying J said Tuesday it has completed its deal to gain controlling interest in Maxum Petroleum.

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Mack Trucks said its defense division will supply the U.S. Army with 100 Mack Granite trucks destined for Iraq.

U.S. retail medium-duty truck sales totaled 12,483 vehicles in July, a 15.8% improvement over the 10,779 sold a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

U.S. retail heavy-duty truck sales rose 27.4% to 16,421 in July, continuing a 17-month trend of double-digit expansion, according to the latest survey from WardsAuto.com.

New Class 8 truck orders plunged 31.1% in July from the year-ago level to 12,900, the lowest monthly total since August 2010, according to preliminary data from ACT Research Co.

TravelCenters of America said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose from a year ago.