U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024Â by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
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FedEx Freight Spinoff to Create Largest LTL Carrier
FedEx Corp. on Dec. 19 announced its intent to spin off its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company, creating the largest publicly traded LTL carrier in North America in the process.
December 19, 2024Class 8 Sales Mark Second Year-Over-Year Increase of 2024
Sales increased 3.3% to 19,658 units from 19,027 during the same time last year. They decreased 5.8% from the 20,859 units reported in October.
December 12, 2024ATA Truck Tonnage Rises 1.2% Sequentially in October
The freight market showed renewed signs of recovery in October after stumbling in September, American Trucking Associations reported.
November 19, 2024Class 8 Truck Sales Once Again Below Year-Ago Levels
U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the pattern of trending below year-ago levels in October, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
November 12, 2024ATA Truck Tonnage Drops 2.1% in September After Gains
Freight tonnage ended two months of sequential gains with a decline in September, American Trucking Associations reported Oct. 22.
October 22, 2024September Class 8 Retail Sales Fall 1.9% Year Over Year
U.S. Class 8 truck retail sales fell year over year in September for a second consecutive month and the eighth month out of nine so far in 2024. However, sales rose on a month-on-month basis.
October 11, 2024ATA: Trucking Tonnage Rises Again, Hints at Market Recovery
The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.8% to 115.8 from the prior month, and 0.7% compared with August 2023.
September 24, 2024August US Class 8 Retail Sales Fall 11.4% Year Over Year
U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell year over year in August, resuming a pattern after an anomalous July saw a first increase in 11 consecutive months.
September 12, 2024FedEx Freight’s Jackie Reed Named NTDC 2024 Grand Champion
INDIANAPOLIS — Jackie Reed, a FedEx Freight tank truck driver from Mississippi, outlasted the field to be named grand champion at the 87th National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 24.
August 24, 2024