J.D. Power report shows used Class 8 truck sales saw higher volume, pricing in September
McLEAN, Va. — Sales of used Class 8 trucks saw higher volume and pricing in September through both auction and retail channels, according to the
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Utah escape ramp uses catch-net cable system to stop runaway trucks
GARDEN CITY, Utah — The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) earlier this month opened a new truck-escape ramp on U.S. 89 west of Garden City,
NACFE issues updated Confidence Report on effectiveness of low rolling resistance tires
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released updates to its Confidence Report on low rolling resistance tires. NACFE’s
Michigan DOT reminds drivers to ‘know their load,’ keep it secured
LANSING, Mich. — After a commercial truck carrying a high load hit and caused significant damage to a bridge that crosses U.S. 127, the Michigan
Loves opens 14th location in Arizona, adds 57 truck parking spaces in Cordes Junction
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops now has 14 locations in Arizona. The Love’s Travel Stop, off Interstate 17 in Cordes Junction, Arizona, opened Oct. 15,
Parts industry bands together to help Louisiana trucking-equipment supplier after business damaged by hurricanes Laura, Delta
LAKE CHARLES, La. — The town of Lake Charles, Louisiana, has been hard-hit this hurricane season, first by Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm, in
EPA orders 3 trucking companies to pay more than $400,000 for violating CARB’s pollution regulations
SAN FRANSISCO — Three interstate trucking companies must pay $417,000 penalties for violating the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) federally enforceable Truck and Bus, Drayage
ATA truck tonnage index rebounds 6.7% from August to September, still lags behind 2019 figures
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.7% in September after declining 5.3% in August. In September,
Hino Trucks’ Project Z paving the path to mass production of zero-emissions commercial vehicles
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hino Trucks in early October launched Project Z, the company’s development path for zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) ranging from Class 4 to Class
Updated Kansas traveler-info website offers resources for commercial drivers, motor carriers
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has updated its traveler-information website, KanDrive.org, to provide motorists with user-friendly, timely details. As an added
August freight shipment down 1.3% from July, lags 7.3% behind all-time high in August 2019
WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 1.3% in
Big bong bust: CBP officers seize $156,000 in drug paraphernalia at nation’s northern border
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — October started off with a “bong” at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry between the U.S. and Canada when officers with
CARB issues warning to vehicle, engine manufacturers about hiding ‘defeat devices’ affecting emissions
SACRAMENTO — In an Oct. 14 letter, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) warned vehicle and engine manufacturers to disclose by the end of 2020 any
EEOC files suit against USF Holland for discrimination against women in hiring practices
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking a jury trial against USF Holland LLC, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, in
Testing planned for ‘next-generation’ Freightliner Cascadia equipped with Level 4 self-driving tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Beginning in early 2021, Torc Robotics plans to implement an enhanced prototype Freightliner Cascadia in its testing of self-driving truck technology in
Location-based authorization service designed to combat fleet fuel fraud
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Comdata Inc., a provider of payment solutions has launched the next generation of enhanced authorization controls, a digital solution designed to help prevent
TRATON makes offer to buy Navistar at $44.50 cash per share, total cost of nearly $3.7 billion
MUNICH — TRATON SE and Navistar International Corp. have reached an agreement “in principle” that TRATON will acquire by merger all shares in Navistar not
Completely rebuilt Pilot Travel Center now open in Gila Bend, Arizona; offers 70 truck parking spots
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Following the completion of a ground-up rebuild, the Pilot Travel Center in Gila Bend, Arizona, is now open. The new, modern facility
Swedish company Einride launches next-generation fully autonomous delivery Pod
STOCKHOLM — While the race to perfect driver-assisted Class 8 trucks continues, Swedish tech mobility company Einride — which put the world’s first heavy-duty electric,
Navistar counters TRATON’s ultimatum, acquisition could be on horizon
LISLE, Ill. — After receiving what amounted to an ultimatum from TRATON SE in an Oct. 14 letter that held firm to the German company’s