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Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

As Robots Take the Wheel, Driving Skills Begin to Hit the Skids

If your car can hit the brakes in an emergency and check your blind spots, will that make you a worse driver? Increasingly, automakers are worrying it may.

August 10, 2017
Business, Equipment, Safety

Confident Rookies, Veterans Review Course on NTDC鈥檚 First Day

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Miguel 鈥淢ikey鈥 Corral, a FedEx Freight driver making his second appearance at a National Truck Driving Championship, intends to be repetitive and consistent during the next few days of competition.

August 9, 2017
Business, Equipment

Wabash Reaches Agreement to Acquire Supreme Industries

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire truck-body manufacturer Supreme Industries, a move that would catapult Wabash to the second-largest U.S. truck-body manufacturer as it expands its focus on e-commerce equipment.

August 9, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Cargo Thefts Decline Sharply in Second Quarter, but $17.2 Million Worth of Freight Still Stolen

Thieves stole $17.2 million worth of cargo in the United States and Canada during the second quarter of 2017, down from $35.1 million in the year-ago period, data tracking firm CargoNet reported.

August 9, 2017
Equipment

Class 8 Orders Steamroll Year-Over-Year, Up 81% to Surpass 18,000

North American Class 8 orders blasted through normal expectations in July, climbing 81% year-over-year in what is typically the slowest order month of the year, analysts said.

August 8, 2017
Business, Equipment

Used-Truck Sales Up 17% in June as Inventories of Newer, Cheaper, Lower-Mileage Vehicles Grow

Sales of used heavy-duty trucks rose 17% in June as the average previously owned Class 8 truck was newer, had fewer miles and cost less than a year earlier.

August 8, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics

From Worst to Best: A Shipbuilder's Fortunes Turn Around

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd., which specializes in dry-bulk carriers, has rallied 83% in 2017 to lead the benchmark Straits Times Index. The Chinese shipbuilding firm has made a comeback after it won 13 contracts worth $318 million in the first quarter, about 40% of its $823 million worth of orders it won last year.

August 7, 2017
Business, Equipment

Navistar to Cease Engine Production at Melrose Park Plant

Manufacturer Navistar International Corp. is phasing out the production of engines at its Melrose Park, Ill., plant and will turn the facility into a technical center for truck and engine testing.

August 3, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

PeopleNet Adds Tire-Pressure Integration With Continental

Fleet telematics provider PeopleNet has added an integration with a tire pressure monitoring system from tire maker Continental Corp.

August 3, 2017
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Orders Surge 81% in July, Top 18,000

Class 8 orders rolled on in July, climbing 81% year-over-year in what is typically the slowest order month of the year, analysts said.

August 3, 2017