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Medium-duty trucks sales reached their highest level in years during 2014, boosted by replacement activity among large-scale buyers who are cycling older units out of their fleets. But while the growth is a sign that commercial buyers see economic opportunity ahead, the piecemeal approach to acquisitions will hold the industry back from returning to previous heights, industry experts said.

Baseball fans in snowbound Boston and other cities are joining a growing movement to celebrate Truck Day (or #TruckDay on Twitter), when the departure of trucks for Florida and Arizona loaded with bats and balls and jerseys is a sign spring can't be far away.

USA Truck Inc. reported its highest quarterly earnings per share in more than nine years and announced it had its first full year of positive earnings per share since 2008.

Truck-Lite Co., which makes LED lighting systems, said Feb. 5 it acquired LED lighting manufacturer Rigid Industries, based in Phoenix. Terms were not disclosed.

Class 8 truck orders rose 2.4% in January to 35,400, slowing from the torrid fourth-quarter pace in which they averaged over 43,000, ACT Research reported.    

Volvo Trucks introduced the Volvo VAH 630, a premium sleeper version for longhaul auto-hauling operations.

Sales of commercial trucks and buses that use electric drive technology are expected to grow to 160,000 annually by 2023, according to a new report by Navigant Research.

Jeff Rogers has been appointed CEO at Universal Truckload Services, concluding a plan begun in June.

The pace of China’s economy tapered in the third quarter, leading to a slower rate of growth in truck demand, according to the most recent quarterly China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, published jointly by ACT Research Co. and China’s State Information Center.