Economic Indicators
At a press conference in Los Cabos, Mexico, Daimler Trucks North America and Daimler Trucks Mexico executives announced truck sales projections for 2013 while reviewing 2012 performance.
In the Class 6-8 NAFTA marketplace, ...
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announces the February 2013 Monthly Confidence Index in the equipment finance market is up for the third consecutive month at 58.7, an increase from the January ...
Despite orders strong enough to generate a small gain in January backlog, orders for new trailers crashed more than 30 percent from December.
"A total of 20,357 net orders were booked in January, ...
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.9 percent in January after jumping 2.4 percent in December.
Tonnage has surged more than 2 percent every month since ...
Diesel prices continued their climb, rising 5.3 cents to $4.157 a gallon – the fifth consecutive increase.
This week's price sets a high water mark as the the highest price in more than ...
Texas-based truck dealerships may be in for another tough year in sales.
The 2012 Texas Trucking Industry Study, the results of which were released Tuesday, shows Texas-based trucking companies expect faster sales growth in the ...
Sales of medium-duty trucks in January offset losses in their heavy-duty counterparts according to a WardsAuto report.
While Class 8 sales fell 10.5 percent last month, medium-duty sales climbed 9.1 percent over prior-year, ...
Volvo Trucks decreased deliveries by 8 percent for the year 2012, the company said this week.
The Swedish truck maker delivered 105,888 units for the full year, compared to 115,346 in 2011.
December deliveries ...
Navistar is continuing on its quest to reevaluate all non-core assets of its business.
Steve Schrier, spokesman for Illinois-based Navistar, told The Elkhart Truth the company has received and entertained offers for its Monoco, R-Vison and Holiday ...
Daimler Trucks North America will lay off 250 union production workers at its Swan Island truck plant next month as part of a 1,300-worker downsizing throughout North America, nwlaborpress.org reported.
Last month, the ...
Sales of Class 8 trucks in the U.S. certainly aren't ringing in the new year.
A report from Ward’s Automotive this week revealed sales of heavy-duty trucks totaled 13,158 – a drop of ...
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. reported revenues of $173.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 Thursday, down 23.2 percent compared to $225.8 million for the prior-year period.
“Our fourth quarter revenues declined compared to both the prior-year ...
FTR Associates Shippers Conditions Index registered negative for December, reflecting a tightening capacity for shippers that is forecasted to increase dramatically as 2013 continues.
As freight continues to grow, potentially pressing federal regulations ...
Rush Enterprises Inc. limped through a rough fourth quarter while roaring to record revenues in 2012, the company reported Wednesday.
Rush, which operates one of the largest networks of commercial vehicle dealerships in North ...