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Class 8 U.S. retail sales in December rose 15.5% compared with a year earlier, and reached the high point for the year, WardsAuto.com reported Jan. 12. Sales hit 24,716 compared with 21,402 in the 202...

13 Jan 20223min

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently affirmed in a series of guiding principles that the landscape for transportation operations must prioritize safety, economic growth and climate change. S...

12 Jan 20223min

The DRIVE-Safe Act, included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden in November, creates an apprenticeship program under which drivers younger than 21 can drive co...

11 Jan 20223min

An attorney representing a coalition of trucking and business interests told the Supreme Court Friday that the Biden administration’s sweeping proposed COVID vaccine mandate was overly burdensome for ...

10 Jan 20223min

Class 8 orders in December were the second-weakest of the year. Production remained constrained by a bedeviling supply chain, which continued to make truck makers very careful about adding new orders ...

7 Jan 20223min

Amazon is partnering with Stellantis NV to develop software with the carmaker and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van. Stellantis will work on digital technology with the e-commerce giant and us...

6 Jan 20223min

Schneider National announced it is growing its dedicated operations with the acquisition of truckload carrier Midwest Logistics Systems. The Green Bay, Wis.-based transportation, intermodal and logist...

5 Jan 20222min

The average retail price of a used Class 8 vehicle in November bounced up 11.8% compared with the previous record just set in October and soared 67.8% higher compared with a year earlier, ACT Research...

30 Des 20213min