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Truck and component manufacturers who also build military products say they are confident they will be able to hold on to much of that business even as the U.S. armed forces face potential slashes in their future budgets.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Daimler Trucks North America wants a bigger piece of the aftermarket and is using stock car racing as a means to boost sales for its Alliance Truck Parts unit.

WASHINGTON — Natural gas holds a great deal of promise for the trucking industry as an alternative to diesel, but with the hurdles of infrastructure and costs, it’s rarely a viable option currently, trucking stakeholders said.

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves applauded the trucking industry for its steps toward environmental sustainability, paying special attention to the SmartWay program and the fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions regulations published this year.

Fleets today are running their trailers longer than they ever have, and they expect trailer suppliers to make products that can meet higher standards.

ATLANTA — Shippers and brokers say they anticipate freight perils ahead in 2012, with a looming lack of truck capacity that could be exacerbated by a possible reduction in drivers’ allowable hours, according to comments during a recent industry event here.

October truck tonnage rose 5.7% above year-ago levels, continuing a streak of nearly two years of continuous growth that has moved the freight barometer within hailing distance of the record level it hit almost seven years ago, according to American Trucking Associations.

The average price of a gallon of diesel climbed above $4 last week, approaching levels not seen since spring, when trucking’s main fuel stayed over that benchmark for six weeks.

The slogans on signs held by opponents of the cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement have included statements such as “Nafta Kills!”