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The less-than-truckload sector is moving through summer with strong tailwinds at its back, experts say.

Aftermarket parts distributor FleetPride announced it reached a preferred supplier agreement to provide TRW-remanufactured steering gears from ZF.

The average sales price for a used Class 8 vehicle sold in May set the all-time record, jumping ahead of April’s claim to that title, amid the trend of strong demand for trucks once again outpacing the available supply, ACT Research reported.

Mack Defense, a unit of Mack Trucks, announced it is now producing heavy dump trucks at the Mack Experience Center, after a $6.5 million investment to create a dedicated production line at the facility in Allentown, Pa.

Mullen Group has closed acquisitions on two transportation businesses, the Okotoks, Alberta, company announced June 24.

A U.S. appeals court has issued an opinion in favor of U.S. Xpress Enterprises in a class-action case in which California truck drivers argued they should have been paid for nondriving work time, even while under a piece-rate basis agreement with the carrier to transport a load.

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose for the 12th time in the last 13 months in May, pulled up by surging demand for civilian aircraft.

When it was new, the window sticker price on a typical 2019 Toyota Tacoma SR double cab pickup was just under $29,000. Two years later, dealers are paying almost $1,000 more than that to buy the same vehicle, even though it’s used.

Industry-led attempts to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks, which also covers trailers more than 26,000 pounds, went — yet again — to Capitol Hill.