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Orders for new trailers in May increased 30% from a year ago but slipped from an April peak, although manufacturers said the market remained strong, with total orders through May 77% ahead of 2010 and with a growing backlog of deliveries.

Truck component maker Accuride Corp. said it has acquired Camden, S.C.-based wheel maker Forgitron Technologies.

The recent rise in diesel prices has given trucking companies a greater incentive to search for ways to cut fuel costs, according to carrier and tire manufacturer executives.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region slowed dramatically in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems introduced a new drive tire that it said reduces rolling resistance by nearly 10% compared with its predecessor, leading to better fuel mileage.

Yokohama Tire announced it will implement a price increase of an average of 8% on all of its light and medium commercial truck tires sold in the United States on July 1.

Truck engine maker Cummins said Friday it plans to add 600 white-collar workers in a new office building at its headquarters city of Columbus, Ind.

Insurance executives said they strongly support electronic logging but that use of the devices by truckers will not automatically lower fleets’ coverage expenses because carriers’ overall safety records dictate rates.

BALTIMORE — Fleets that adopt electronic logging devices are encountering challenges from competitors who don’t use them and who poach their drivers and customers, three carrier officials said last week.