ACT: Preliminary Class 8 orders down 17% y/y
COLUMBUS, Ind. — October preliminary North America Classes 5-8 net orders of 40.0k units declined 17% y/y. “Preliminary Class 8 orders totaled 24,500 units in
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Sunny Roberts choreographs TCA meetings with enthusiasm
Sunny Roberts, meetings and events manager for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), didn’t take the same road to the trucking industry as many have before
Pilot opens two new travel centers with 165 truck parking spaces
FINDLAY, Ohio and EAGLE PASS, Texas — Pilot is opening two new travel centers with a combined 165 dedicated truck parking paces. “The Findlay location
Eastbound Blue Water Bridge toll increase begins Dec. 1 in Michigan
PORT HURON, Mich. — Effective Dec. 1, the toll rate for crossing the eastbound span of the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) in Port Huron will
Voting now open for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award
Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists is now open through through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The award , coordinated by the
ATA names finalists for 2026-2027 America’s Road Team
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations is releasing the names of the 31 professional truck drivers who are finalists for the 2026-2027 America’s Road Team.
FTR, Truckstop: Spot rates weaker for all equipment types in the latest week
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system declined versus the previous week for all equipment types during the week ended Oct. 31.
Court grants temporary injunction for truck manufacturers
A court decision on Friday means Daimler, Volvo, PACCAR and International Motors temporarily do not need to comply with the Clean Truck Partnership they signed
WattEV unveils Solid-State Transformer to accelerate megawatt HD electric truck charging deployment
LONG BEACH, Calif. — WattEV is announcing the introduction of its Solid-State Transformer (SST), a compact medium voltage power conversion system (MV-PCS) designed to accelerate
CEC-funded EnergIIZE Project debuts $10M megawatt charging infrastructure funding lane
PASADENA, Calif. — The California Energy Commission (CEC)-funded Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission (EnergIIZE) Commercial Vehicles Project opened its first MCS infrastructure funding lane to
FleetPride and TruckPro announce merger
FleetPride and TruckPro are announcing a strategic merger, operating under the combined ownership of American Securities and Platinum Equity. “[This] announcement marks an exciting new
Organized crime drives surge in high-value cargo theft
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CargoNet is reporting its Q3 results of cargo theft trends with organized crime revealed as a cause for a surge in
Rand McNally introduces truck-safe connected navigation
BOISE, Idaho — Rand McNally is partnering with Platform Science to bring its next-generation Rand Navigation powered by Rand Road IQ to the Virtual Vehicle
Driving while fatigued leads to violent crash, citations on I-80 in Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Driver fatigued named as cause for violent crash in Cheyenne, Wyo. on Wednesday. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), on Wednesday
USDOT cracks down on CDL mills, denies driver shortage
WASHINGTON — The trucking industry is sounding off on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s announcement to crackdown on CDL mills and his comments
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index improves in August
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR Shippers Conditions Index for August improved to 1.3 in August from -2.0 in July. “As we suggested last month, the crackdown
California, CARB fires back with lawsuit against four major OEMs
CALIFORNIA — With four major trucking manufacturers set to appear in court on Friday seeking a preliminary injunction in the case against California over the
Experience the joy of the holidays at TCA’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree whistle-stop event
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is returning as a sponsor of the 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a cherished national tradition that
Hal Miller honored with TAEC President’s Leadership Award
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The American Trucking Associations is recognizing Hal Miller, president of the Mississippi Trucking Association, with the ATA Trucking Association Executives Council
Truck driver labor market under growing strain, report says
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Conversion Interactive Agency and People. Data. Analytics. (PDA) are their Q3 2025 Driver Recruiting & Retention Data Download Report, highlighting a truck