The Class 8 truck industry ended 2013 on a high note with about 31,800 new orders in December, a 50% jump from the same month a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
January 6, 2014BusinessEquipment
Trucking Fleets Cite Maintenance Costs Among Benefits of Leasing Vehicles
Tom Hassel Transport Inc. has no maintenance facility, and company President Tom Hassel said he is not interested in setting up a shop. Instead, the Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., company leases many of its trucks and plans to phase out the ones it owns.
January 13, 2014GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Trucking, Suppliers Continue to Await Release of E-Logging Rule by FMCSA
The trucking industry and makers of electronic logging devices started 2014 braced for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to publish its long-awaited rule.
January 6, 2014BusinessEquipment
Cooper Seeks Damages After Ending Apollo Tyres Merger Deal
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will pursue a $112.5 million 鈥渞everse termination fee鈥 after ending its attempt to acquire Apollo Tyres.
December 31, 2013GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
No ELD Mandate Proposal This Year, FMCSA Says
The proposed rule on electronic logging devices for trucks will not be published until 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Dec. 20.
December 23, 2013BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Gets 2-Year Regulatory Renewal for LDW System
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
December 20, 2013BusinessEquipment
Nov. Class 8 Sales Rise 1% in Third Consecutive Increase
Sales of Class 8 trucks slowed in November, gaining just 1% from the same month last year, while marking the third straight month of year-over-year increases, WardsAuto.com reported.
December 16, 2013GovernmentBusinessEquipment
D.C. Bill Would Not Ban Diesel Trucks, City Says
A bill that trucking industry stakeholders have said would ban the registration of new diesel vehicles in the District of Columbia beginning in 2018 was 鈥渕isinterpreted鈥 by the industry, the city鈥檚 environmental legislative director said.
December 10, 2013BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Kenworth Makes Bendix Front Air Disc Brakes Standard
Kenworth Truck Co. said it will make Bendix front air disc brakes standard on its Class 8 tractors and trucks.
December 9, 2013BusinessEquipment
Service Industries Grow at Slower Pace in November
The service industry in the United States grew at a slower pace in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 nonmanufacturing index.
December 4, 2013