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While still ‘excellent,’ Class 8 truck orders cooled in February, according to an early look at the numbers by industry analysts. Preliminary data reported by FTR shows North American Class 8 truck net orders at 30,900 units, in line with the ...

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American Trucker’s round-up of this and that this week features bite-size news of robo-trucks and other commercial vehicles of the new future; what can happen when a big-rig doesn’t leave enough room for the cop on the shoulder...

Truckload measure up 7.9%, rates to climb In January, the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 7.9% year over year. With demand improving and capacity remaining extraordinarily tight, contract rate increases should continue to filter into our in...

Load availability on the spot truckload market increased 8.6% while capacity fell 9% during the week ending Feb. 21, reports DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.  Average line-haul rates were unchanged across all three...

The decision to move from steel to an all-aluminum bed and cab for the new generation Ford F-150 was widely seen as a big gamble given the F-150’s long success as the biggest selling pickup on the market. But it wasn’t a spur of the moment hunc...

Mack Trucks has named Vanguard Truck Center of Phoenix its 2014 North American Dealer of the Year. Founded in 1989, the family-owned Vanguard Truck Centers operates full-service commercial truck centers in Arizona, Georgia, Missouri and Te...

The challenges and opportunities afforded by implementing “green” fleet strategies were addressed in several technician sessions at the recent 2015 Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting—with several speakers indicating that “goi...

American Trucker’s round-up of this and that this week features bite-size news of safety groups who want mandatory collision avoidance systems for big trucks; the labor settlement at the West Coast ports; trucking looks to laid off oilfield wor...