Inflation impacting freight economy
COLUMBUS, IN – ACT Research reported in its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest slightly lowered forecasts due to the Fed’s continued action toward inflation, disproportionally impacting
COLUMBUS, IN – ACT Research reported in its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest slightly lowered forecasts due to the Fed’s continued action toward inflation, disproportionally impacting
COLUMBUS, Ind. – September net U.S. trailer orders of 26,086 units were 47% higher compared to last August, but 8% below the year-ago September level,
BOISE, Idaho — Moderating economic activity and normalizing supply chains have reduced the need for capacity and are driving the outlook for rates and demand
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America will enter its 21st consecutive year as the exclusive sponsor of the America’s Road Team public outreach program
DENVER, Colo. —The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI) declined for all three equipment types in September, indicating a muted shipping season ahead of the holidays,
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Used Class 8 retail tractor volumes (same dealer sales) were down 12% month over month, according to the latest release of the
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops has extended a $150,000 donation to Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that aids military families. The donation will come
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The two most mentioned concerns among professional truck drivers continue to be equipment and compensation. This is according to the latest data
U.S. sales of new Class 8 trucks remained strong in September with movement of 23,357 units reported by the manufacturers, according to data received from
SAN DIEGO — The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Board of Directors has elected Dan Van Alstine, president and COO of Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan Transportation
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America has introduced a new electromobility total cost of ownership (TCO) tool to help potential customers decide whether purchasing
LOWELL, Ark. – For just the second time in the company’s 60-plus year history, a driver for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has achieved 5
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Top line on the Class 8 Tractor Dashboard dropped in August to a -3 reading, according to ACT Research’s Transportation Digest. This
PLOVER, Wis. — Women In Trucking Association (WIA) has announced the four finalists for the 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking award, sponsored by Daimler Truck
SAN FRANCISCO — Parade has announced a partnership with TruckSmarter that will give truck drivers real-time access to freight brokers. Brokers, in turn, can use
READING, Pa. — Penske has increased the footprint of its network of used truck centers with four new locations in Kansas City, Missouri; Chicago; and
SAN DIEGO — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has presented nine companies with the inaugural ATA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Change Leader Award for their
The number of shipments available for haulage has declined but is still better than last year, while the amount shippers are paying for shipments is
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America customer Tradelink Transport, a minority-owned trucking company based in Compton, California, recently purchased 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks
Columbus, Ind. – ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, showed volume, productivity and the supply-demand balance all declined in September. The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index is a