trucks News Updates

Business

Transport Topics Closed for Labor Day

Transport Topics is closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Sept. 3, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.

August 30, 2012
Business

Mack Gets $14.5 Million Military Contract for Trucks

Mack Trucks said its defense division will supply the U.S. Army with 100 Mack Granite trucks destined for Iraq.

August 23, 2012
Business

July Medium-Duty Truck Sales Rise 15.8%

U.S. retail medium-duty truck sales totaled 12,483 vehicles in July, a 15.8% improvement over the 10,779 sold a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

August 22, 2012
Business

Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Rise 27.4% in July

U.S. retail heavy-duty truck sales rose 27.4% to 16,421 in July, continuing a 17-month trend of double-digit expansion, according to the latest survey from WardsAuto.com.

August 20, 2012
Business

Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Plunge in July

New Class 8 truck orders plunged 31.1% in July from the year-ago level to 12,900, the lowest monthly total since August 2010, according to preliminary data from ACT Research Co.

August 13, 2012
Business

TravelCenters’ 2Q Income Rises

TravelCenters of America said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose from a year ago.

August 7, 2012
Business

ATA Seeks ‘Good Stuff’ Trucking Image Award Nominations

American Trucking Associations said Friday it is seeking nominations for its sixth annual Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award.

August 3, 2012
Letters to the Editor, Business

Letter: Heavier Truck Debate

The debate does go on, and getting everyone in the industry to agree on weight regulations will be as easy as getting the highway bill passed and signed.

July 30, 2012
Business

USA Truck Reports 2Q Loss

USA Truck reported a second-quarter loss, citing a “lack of network efficiency.”

July 19, 2012
Business

Trucking Earnings Expected to Increase on Higher Rates, Lower Diesel Prices

Second-quarter trucking earnings are expected to show that higher freight rates and lower fuel prices helped most publicly traded fleets notch better results than a year ago, analysts said.

July 16, 2012