trucks News Updates

U.S. Class 7 sales jumped 20.3% in March compared with the same month last year, while Class 6 sales rose just 1.6%, WardsAuto.com reported.

USA Truck reported a first-quarter loss, citing a sharp increase in its unmanned tractor count.

Trucking continues to be the dominant U.S. mode of freight transportation, hauling 67% of freight last year, according to a new American Trucking Associations report.

U.S. truck makers sold 17,308 Class 8 trucks in March, a 33% increase from the same month last year, but the news comes as several potentially troubling signs have appeared.

Factory orders for heavy-duty trucks declined for the third-straight month in March, sparking discussion over whether interest in new North American trucks is waning or if the industry is temporarily at rest.

The Mid-America Trucking Show, held every March in Louisville, Ky., is the nation’s largest trucking show and a wonderful barometer of what is going on in the industry.

U.S. heavy-duty truck sales continued to surge in February, as fleets and owner-operators bought 15,418 Class 8s, a 58.8% jump over the 9,712 sold a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported March 12.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The increasing need to conserve driver hours, coupled with the spread of electronic onboard recorders and analytical tools, are driving more fleets to adopt a new yardstick, revenue per hour, to measure productivity, industry officials said.