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Most truckers know that falling off a trailer can result in a cracked skull, but they also need to know that knees, ankles, hips and backs also can be damaged by a jump from the cab — injuries that can make the difference between trucking as a long-term career or just a job for the young.

European truck maker MAN SE's orders rose 10% in the third quarter and the company held to its full-year sales forecast, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a third-quarter loss of $1.7 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a loss of $500,000, or 5 cents, a year ago.

U.S. customers bought 15,937 Class 8 trucks in September, a 69.5% jump compared with the same month last year, WardsAuto.com reported.

It is a distinct honor to be able to represent America’s motor carriers and the employees and independent contractors working on behalf of those companies.   I have appreciated the leadership that has been provided by Barbara Windsor, Tommy Hodges and all the fine chairmen who have preceded them.

Sales of used heavy-duty trucks in the United States appear to be declining, according to ACT Research Co., but some dealers disagreed with the firm’s finding that Class 8 volumes fell 18.2% in August, compared with the same month last year.

When we gathered in Phoenix last year, I said I was hopeful that, like the mythical bird the city was named for, our industry was preparing to rise from the ashes of the deep recession we’d just fought through and that, when we came together in Grapevine, as with many things in Texas, things would be “bigger and better” for our industry.