trucks News Updates

Editorial, Business

Editorial: Trucking and a Shrinking Globe

A pair of events reported on the front page in this edition of Transport Topics underscores the dramatic growth of the economic phenomenon known as globalization and its effect on trucking.

April 14, 2014
Business

Trucking Kicks Off Campaign to Burnish Industry’s Image

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Several industry groups launched a campaign here to educate the nation on the importance of trucking for the economy and to help recruit a new generation of desperately needed drivers to keep freight moving.

April 7, 2014
Business

Used-Truck Prices Rising, Even for Older Models

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Used-truck prices continue to rise in 2014, including for older models with higher mileage, an executive with ACT Research Co. said.

April 7, 2014
Special Coverage, Business

Trucking Groups Launch Image Campaign

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucking industry groups launched a campaign here to educate America on the importance of trucking to the nation’s economy and to help recruit a new generation of desperately needed drivers to keep freight moving.

March 27, 2014
Business

Taylor Receives Influential Woman in Trucking Award

Marcia Taylor, president of Bennett International Group, was presented the Influential Woman in Trucking award March 25 at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual meeting in Grapevine, Texas.

March 26, 2014
Business

Universal Truckload Expects 1Q Profit to Decline

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said it expects its first-quarter earnings to be in the range of 23 to 27 cents per share, down from 38 cents a share in the same quarter last year.

March 25, 2014
Business

North American Class 8 Sales to Rise, ACT Says

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Higher productivity and profits in the trucking industry will help boost production and sales in North America this year and in the following several years, according to ACT Research Co.

March 25, 2014
Special Coverage, Business

Trucker Buddy, Boy Scouts Introduce Safety Program

Trucker Buddy International and the Boy Scouts of America said they are introducing a safety program at the Mid-America Trucking Show to help Scouts earn their Truck Transportation and Traffic Safety merit badges at the show.

March 24, 2014
Business

Women In Trucking Announces Finalists for Influential Woman of the Year

The Women in Trucking Association announced the four finalists for its Influential Woman in Trucking award.

March 19, 2014
Business

Truck Market Poised to Grow Through 2015, Analyst Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The domestic heavy-duty truck market is poised for significant growth this year and in 2015, an analyst from IHS Automotive told an audience of manufacturing and supplier executives.

March 17, 2014