Equipment

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the trend of year-over-year declines by falling 12.9% in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Losses at tire manufacturer Goodyear narrowed in the first quarter of 2024 due in part to an ongoing restructuring that won positive reviews from analysts.

Used Class 8 truck sales in March rose 7.4% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported. Sales increased to 21,700 units from 20,200 during the 2023 period.

North American Class 8 truck orders increased year-over-year but fell from the previous month during April, according to ACT Research.

Losses at Nikola in the first quarter narrowed year-over-year, and executives are more bullish than in previous quarters about the truck maker’s prospects even as production costs soar.

Daimler Truck unveiled plans May 8 to begin operating an autonomous, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia demonstration truck.

A new Idaho law takes effect July 1 allowing commercial vehicles to idle when drivers are resting inside and also when perishable goods are being delivered.

An expansion of Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing’s Hibbing, Minn., plant is complete, doubling the facility’s manufacturing and remanufacturing footprint, the division of DTNA said.

Daimler Truck profits rose year-over-year in Q1 2024, with executives and analysts more optimistic about the company’s North American business than its European operations.

United Auto Workers members ratified a four-year labor deal with Daimler Truck North America covering 7,400 mostly Freightliner employees, the union said May 4.