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The average sales price for used Class 8 vehicles softened in August amid a strong supply of lower-mileage aerodynamic sleepers and a continuing trend of price depreciation in the market overall, analysts said.

Federal regulators have taken steps to push the trucking industry toward greater adoption of low-rolling-resistance tires on trucks and trailers in the years ahead, but developing these increasingly efficient tires involves more than simply tweaking a rubber compound, manufacturers said.

The driver shortage issue may be a thorn to the trucking industry, but it puts drivers in a bit of a power position to make their services available to the highest bidder. One particular driver is doing that literally, advertising himself on the online auction site, eBay.

HEYBURN, Idaho — Volvo Trucks rolled out a drivetrain system that management hopes will give the company a larger presence among liquid and bulk haulers, regional distribution carriers and trucking companies often dealing with loads that diminish over time or with empty backhauls.

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

BOSTON — Proper tire inflation saves money, tank truck executives meeting here were reminded.

The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, declined in March and expenditures also dipped, Cass Information Systems said.