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December Trailer Orders Hit All-Time Second-Highest Level

U.S. trailer orders in December surged to the second-highest level since ACT Research began tracking them in 1996, the company reported.

January 19, 2023

December Classes 4-7 Retail Sales Stumble

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks experienced a 6.2% year-over-year decline in December, Wards Intelligence reported.

January 18, 2023

Producer Price Index Sees Biggest Decline Since April 2020

U.S. producer prices dropped in December by the most since the start of the pandemic, extending a monthslong pullback in inflationary pressures and giving the Federal Reserve room to slow the pace of interest-rate hikes.

January 18, 2023

Heavy-Duty Electric Truck ‘Subscriptions’ Could Clean Up Pollution

Change to the hidden health and climate cost of consumer goods carried by tens of thousands of drayage trucks is coming in the form of more widely-accessible electric alternatives.

January 17, 2023

Tesla Cuts Vehicle Prices in Bid to Boost Flagging Demand

DETROIT — With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically Jan. 13 on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that could help spur buyer interest.

January 13, 2023

Can Heavy Electric Trucks Be Deployed Industrywide by 2045?

WASHINGTON — Successful electrification of heavy trucks will require motor carriers to coordinate driver rest periods with charging their trucks, a potential obstacle that could increase carrier operational costs and result in delivery delays.

January 13, 2023

Truckers Trying to Navigate the Notch Could Lead to a Fine Mess

Vermont transportation officials have a message for truckers seeking to follow their GPS up state Route 108 through Smugglers’ Notch and over Mount Mansfield: You’ll get stuck and fined up to $4,000.

January 13, 2023

Stellantis Secures Manganese Sulfate Supply for EV Batteries

The maker of Jeep SUVs, Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles on Jan. 9 said it has secured a supply of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate for electric vehicle batteries.

January 13, 2023

December Class 8 Sales Reach All-Time High

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in December reached an all-time monthly high, Wards Intelligence reported.

January 13, 2023