trucks News Updates

Business

Truckstop.com Announces New Business Tools

Load board operator Truckstop.com said it will soon offer several new business tools designed to help customers improve the efficiency of their operations.

November 17, 2015
Business

Transport Topics is Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday

Transport Topics is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our newsletters and Web production to TTNews.com will resume on Monday, Nov. 30. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers!

November 15, 2015
Business, Equipment

October Class 8 Orders Down from Historic 2014 Month

New orders in North America for Class 8 trucks dropped sharply in October from the near-record level a year earlier but remained strong compared with traditional order patterns, according to two reports.

November 9, 2015
Business

Truckload Rate Growth Eases as Freight Demand Sputters

The recent strong growth in rates is slowing as freight demand wanes and capacity loosens, industry statistics show.

November 1, 2015
Business

Watch as Daimler's Autonomous Truck Debuts on German Roads

Daimler AG鈥檚 autonomous truck made its debut on public roads in Germany on Oct. 2. Watch a rebroadcast of the聽debut.

October 2, 2015
Business

USA Truck Appoints Tewari to New Top Trucking Post

USA Truck Inc. announced that Martin Tewari has been named to the newly created position of president-Trucking, effective Sept. 30, with responsibility for the carrier鈥檚 asset-based operations, pricing and sales activities.

September 29, 2015
Business

Volvo Breaks Ground on $38.1 Million Virginia Truck Factory Expansion

Volvo Trucks North America聽announced that聽it broke ground on a $38.1 million expansion of its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia.

September 28, 2015
Business

Truck Sales Top 20,000 for 6th Month, Stay Ahead of Last Year鈥檚 Pace by 22%

Buoyed by a steady economy, U.S. Class 8 retail sales rose 12.1% in August from a year earlier, passing the 20,000 mark for the sixth month in a row, WardsAuto.com reported.

September 21, 2015
Business, Government

3.4 Million Truckers Honored as Truck Driver Appreciation Week Continues

The country鈥檚 3.4 million truck drivers are being honored with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which began Sept. 13 and runs through Sept. 19.

September 17, 2015
Business, Autonomous

Daimler Gets OK for On-Highway Autonomous Testing in Germany

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in Stuttgart, Germany, has given Daimler AG permission to test its autonomous-driving Future Truck on highways in the region, news services reported.

August 31, 2015