Companywide cost-cutting initiatives are having an effect, the company said of its third-quarter earnings report released after the market closed Oct. 15.
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September Class 8 Truck Sales Fall 25% From Year-Ago Period
U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.
October 16, 2025GM Pauses Battery Material Plans in Canada on EV Pullback
GM agreed in 2022 to buy nickel supplies from Brazilian miner Vale as part of a strategy to build up its battery supply chain for EVs, but the pause has meant cancellation of the project.Â
October 16, 2025US Seeks Independent Bankruptcy Probe of First Brands Crash
First Brands has admitted it can’t find $2.3 billion related to off-balance sheet financing deals. Lawyers for the U.S. Trustee asked a judge to move up a hearing on the request to Oct. 29.
October 16, 2025Trucking Faces More Frugal Consumers This Holiday Season
The Project44 2025 Annual State of Consumer Holiday Shopping Report found that 40% of consumers have capped their holiday budgets at $500 amid economic uncertainty.
October 16, 2025Trucking Leaders to Unite in San Diego for ATA’s MCE 2025
The theme for this year's event, to be held Oct. 25-28 in San Diego, reflects the industry's resolve: “A United Front: Driving Policy in a New Era.â€Â
October 16, 2025Xiaomi Driver Death Fuels China Push For New EV Door Design
Tesla is also under scrutiny in the U.S., with NHTSA having launched a defect investigation into certain Model Y door handles.Â
October 16, 2025US Wants Extra Step to Adopt Ship Carbon Tax
Nations are at an International Maritime Organization meeting in London to decide on landmark regulations to make vessels start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions.
October 16, 2025RealTruck Seeks to Assure Lenders After First Brands Debt Hit
RealTruck Group told lenders it uses fundamentally different financing tools from those tapped by First Brands Group, another parts maker that collapsed into bankruptcy last month.
October 16, 2025DOT to Withhold $40M From California Over English Enforcement
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said California is the only state that is failing to enforce English-language requirements for truckers.
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