Truck tonnage in June declined 1.3% when compared with year-ago levels, but on a monthly basis surged 8.7% above May.
July 21, 2020Breaking News
June Tonnage Dips 1.3% Year-Over-Year
Pilot Company Names Jimmy Haslam Chairman, Shameek Konar CEO Effective Jan. 1
Pilot Company announced that CEO Jimmy Haslam will be succeeded in the role by current Chief Strategy Officer Shameek Konar on Jan. 1, 2021, at which point Haslam will become chairman of the board and company founder James Haslam will be named chairman emeritus.
July 21, 2020Class 8 Sales in June Drop 43.5%
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June fell 43.5% year-over-year to just above 13,000, WardsAuto.com reported.
July 13, 2020TuSimple Partners With Major Fleets to Launch Autonomous Freight Network
Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has partnered with four major transportation companies to launch a logistics network for its highly automated trucks, marking a new phase in its push to bring its technology to market in the coming years.
July 1, 2020Navistar Appoints Persio Lisboa as New CEO
Navistar International announced that Persio Lisboa will replace Troy Clarke as president and CEO, effective July 1.
June 26, 2020May Tonnage Falls 9.6% Year-Over-Year
Truck tonnage in May declined 9.6% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest seasonally adjusted year-over-year percentage drop since a 10.7% decline in June 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2020TIA CEO Robert Voltmann to Step Down at End of September
Transportation Intermediaries Association President and CEO Robert Voltmann will step down from his post later this year, the association announced June 10.
June 11, 2020Class 8 Sales in May Fall to Lowest Point Since 2011
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May tumbled 62.5% — during the heart of the novel coronavirus pandemic — to just above 9,000 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.
June 10, 2020April Tonnage Down 11.3% Year-Over-Year
April truck tonnage declined 11.3% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest year-over-year decline since 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.
May 19, 2020FMCSA Publishes Final HOS Rule, Granting Flexibility to Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its long-awaited final rule on changes to hours-of-service regulations in a move intended to increase flexibility for truck drivers.
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