Resources & Research
The for-hire trucking industry continued to add jobs in July even as the overall U.S. economy lost jobs, according to preliminary figures released Aug. 6 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau ...
Since the beginning of March, trucking companies have added 13,000 jobs, according to the preliminary numbers.
The rebound in manufacturing is now a year old, but growth continues to slow, according to a leading index released today by the Institute of Supply Management. ISM’s composite PMI, which incorporates ...
Universal Truckload Services Inc. last week announced financial results for the 13- and 26-week periods ended July 3. For the 13-week period, operating revenues including fuel surcharges increased 28.7 percent, or $34.4 ...
The Third Quarter 2010 Fleet Sentiment Report (FSR) Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research jumped from the previous quarter to 90.2, the best reading in two years. The ...
Half of the fleets responding to a recent survey conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research plan to place orders for trailers before the end of 2010. Respondents to the survey questionnaire represented ...
The national average retail price of a gallon of diesel climbed for the first time after four consecutive weeks of falling prices, increasing 2.0 cents to $2.919 for the week ending Monday, ...
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.4 percent in June, although May’s reduction was revised from 0.6 percent to just 0.1 percent. May and June marked ...
Orders for Class 8 trucks rose 8 percent year-over-year in March with 12,319 units. Year-to-date orders still lag last year's volume by nearly 30 percent. (more)
Miss HDAW 2010? Here you will find what presentations and handouts from the general session speakers as well as the educational sessions. (more)
Safety Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued the following recalls:
Seven model year 2007 a...
Reman Fuel Injectors Improved
There have been some issues with Caterpillar mechanical unit injectors on models: 3114 ATAAC NA D1 (S/N:...
Revised Exhaust Manifold
Mack has revised the exhaust manifolds used on ASET AI and AMI engines, whereby the slip-joint clearances ha...
Air Brake Pressure Balance Test
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems recommended the following procedure to determine the air pressure d...