trucks News Updates

Business

Higher LTL Profits Expected in 4Q, But Slower Growth in TL, Logistics

Most publicly traded less-than-truckload operators are likely to report improved results when fourth-quarter earnings reports begin this week, but profit growth in other sectors is expected to be slower, analysts predict.

January 20, 2014
Business

Dec. Truck Sales Up 8.6%

Heavy-duty truck sales climbed in December to the highest level in two years for the final month before the bonus depreciation tax benefit expired at year’s end.

January 20, 2014
Business

Truck Orders Climb 51%

The Class 8 industry ended 2013 on a high note, as December truck orders surged 51% from year-ago levels, reinforcing manufacturers’ views that more growth could be coming in 2014.

January 13, 2014
Business

ATA Taps Dave Osiecki to be Top Lobbyist

American Trucking Associations has appointed Dave Osiecki to be its top lobbyist and lead its government affairs office after the departure of Mary Phillips.

January 10, 2014
Business

Lobbyist Phillips to Leave ATA

Mary Phillips, the chief lobbyist for American Trucking Associations for more than three years, will leave ATA on Jan. 7 to open her own government-affairs consulting firm.

January 6, 2014
Business

Year in Review: Orders for Heavy-Duty Trucks Grew in Nine of First 10 Months of 2013

Orders for heavy-duty North American trucks grew in nine of the first 10 months of the year, as industry watchers wondered when the mild slump in U.S. truck sales would end.

December 24, 2013
Business

Wreaths Across America Delivers 143,000 Wreaths to Arlington Cemetery

Truck drivers helped honor veterans Dec. 14 by taking part in an annual tradition of laying Christmas wreaths at the headstones of fallen U.S. soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

December 16, 2013
Business

Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Rise 7.8% in Three Quarters

Registrations of used commercial vehicles rose 7.8% in the first nine months of 2013 over the same period last year, according to auto data firm R.L. Polk & Co.

December 13, 2013
Business

Nevada Posts Truck-Stop Information on Web

Truck drivers who need a break in Nevada can find the nearest highway truck stop by checking online via laptop or mobile device, the state Department of Transportation said.

December 12, 2013
Business, Government

California Trucking Association Names New CEO

The California Trucking Association has named Shawn Yadon as its new chief executive officer.

December 10, 2013