Prices for used Class 8 trucks have eased in recent months as more equipment has reached the secondary market, but values remain near historic levels, analysts reported.
February 16, 2015BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
Truck Sales Start ’15 Strong
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks kicked off this year with the same vigor they used to plow through 2014, surging 22.8% in January to 17,373 units, according to WardsAuto.com.
February 16, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipmentLogisticsTechnologyAutonomous
NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON — Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Michelin Introduces Tire Care Monitoring Program for Fleets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Michelin Americas Truck Tires Division has announced the launch of Tire Care, a fully digital, nationwide fleet tire-monitoring program that the tire maker says will help maximize uptime and control costs.
February 16, 2015GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Fund Infrastructure Through Tax Reform
WASHINGTON — Revenue that would come from an overhaul of the country’s tax system should go toward rehabilitating the country’s aging infrastructure, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a high-profile chat at the Brookings Institution on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipment
Aljex, Logistical Labs Offer Product Integration
Aljex Software and Logistical Labs said they are partnering to integrate Aljex’s operations software for freight brokers, third-party logistics providers and carriers with Logistical Labs’ freight-market pricing platform, LoadDex.
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipment
Yale to Launch New Engines for Lift Trucks
Lift-truck manufacturer Yale Materials Handling Corp. said it is launching a new line of industrial engines from Power Solutions International Inc. for its 3,000- to 7,000-pound Classes 4 and 5 trucks.
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipment
Fleets Slow to Adopt 6x2 Axles
Are the 6x2 axle configuration’s fuel savings and reduced weight worth its traction issues, greater tire wear and the difficulties that are always involved with change — especially with diesel prices declining?
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
OEMs Continue to Nip at Cummins’ Engine Lead
Truck manufacturers continued to make gains selling their own engines during 2014, as the total number of engines placed into Class 8 trucks rose 21.3%, WardsAuto.com reported.
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipment
Former Arrow CEO Doug Pielsticker Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Fraud
Former Arrow Trucking Co. CEO Doug Pielsticker pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and fraud charges in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, courtroom on Feb. 4.
February 4, 2015