Trucking Equipment

With CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck fast approaching, now is the time for carriers and drivers to prepare for the inspection process.

War, pandemic shutdowns and supply chain woes resulted in a nearly 60% month-over-month decline in trailer orders in April.

Paccar Inc. is recalling 17,641 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks from the 2018-2020 model years because of a steering part defect.

Class 8 truck orders fell to a seven-month low in April as manufacturers continued to restrict bookings over supply chain uncertainty.

Cummins Inc. expects to keep raising prices to stay ahead of inflation in the materials it buys for engines and powertrains.

BulkLoads.com said that shippers can now use MyCarrierPackets.com services within its BulkTMS solution, allowing for monitoring of insurance status and safety compliance of carriers.

Q1 sales and earnings at the parent of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF Trucks posted records despite persistent supply chain issues.

Navistar spending more than $190 million for an integrated powertrain in Alabama for North America .

Sky-high used Class 8 truck prices are not falling with lower freight rates as an undersupply of equipment continues to alter buyer behavior.

A safety recall by Daimler Truck North America inadvertently confirmed the next Western Star X-Series vocational truck.

New trailer orders surged to their highest level in 15 months in March, but a supply chain fraught with trouble means it could be an anomaly.

With order fulfillment lagging, Nussbaum Transportation counts on its maintenance skill to keep older equipment running longer.

Carriers interested in conducting driver training for both property carrying and passenger carrying commercial motor vehicles must now meet requirements set forth under FMCSA’s entry-level driver training rule, including registering their programs with the TPR.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the current costs of trucking.

Seeking to avoid the embarrassment of canceling fleet orders last year, truck manufacturers are keeping a tight lid on bookings.

As robots take over for human drivers, will they raise or lower the risk of tire blowouts that claim dozens of lives in truck crashes every year?

Major acquisitions of TRW Inc. and Wabco Holdings have made ZF the world’s largest commercial vehicle supplier.

A single fire prompts Navistar to discover a wiring issue with battery cables and leads to a recall of 2,804 trucks.

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. leverages parent Daimler Truck North America’s dealership and service network to battle competitors.

Gatik’s Gautam Narang will be an industry keynoter at The Future of Supply Chain event.

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The unrelenting rise of used truck prices in auctions and at retail appears to be immune even to the threat of an economic slowdown.

Trailers relegated to storage units are being cleaned up and hooked up to return to service as fleets wait out the supply chain crisis.

Mack Trucks left the medium-duty market for two decades. The initial reaction to its return suggests people missed the bulldog.

Finding a used truck in an overheated market is hard, but personal connections can be an answer, whether it’s the local plumber or the chamber of commerce.

The cost of truck maintenance is rising as service technicians demand more money to stay on the job while aging equipment is driving more repairs.

Manufacturers kept the screws tight on new Class 8 truck orders in February as a lack of supply chain visibility maintained stable backlogs.

Cummins Inc. will buy Meritor for $3.7 billion in a deal that combines traditional and new power components for commercial trucks.

Hyliion Holdings has doubled its headcount amid an unrelenting battering of electric vehicle startup stock values.

The “everything shortage” forced truck manufacturers to cancel, retime and slow order intake even as demand for more trucks surges.

A joint venture focused on automated manual transmissions is responsible for the practical end of manual gearboxes in heavy-duty trucks.

With its new TX-18 automated manual transmissions, Paccar looks to make off-highway and severe service easier on the driver.

Engine manufacturer Cummins eyes pledge to lower CO2 emissions by reworking its engine families to run on natural gas, hydrogen or diesel.

Trailer orders in January achieved equilibrium with the months of unbuilt orders as fleets and manufacturers operated in an ongoing parts supply shortage.

Engine braking technology invented by Clessie Cummins is part of the $325 million Cummins acquisition of Jacobs Vehicle Systems.

Cummins takes sole ownership of the natural gas joint venture as it moves to a new onboard storage partnership with Rush Enterprises’ Momentum Fuels.

Embark Trucks’ connection with Knight-Swift will lead to the installation of high-autonomy software by the end of 2022.

It took a delicate dance by truck manufacturers and fleets in January to keep Class 8 orders from adding to the industry’s huge backlog.

Supply chain challenges and higher material costs dented profits, but Cummins Inc. posted record revenues in 2021.

Wabash retires its legacy brands to focus on the company name as its swollen backlog all but closes 2022 order books except for multiyear purchases.

Class 8 equipment orders are impacted by customer cancellations and OEMs bound by the turning of calendar pages.

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Tula Technology’s engine controls could clear a major hurdle for trucking companies facing tougher emissions rules.

Used truck prices continued to rise as 2021 ended with a short supply of late-model used trucks the main culprit, but there were other reasons too.

Worker outages and parts shortages becoming status quo for beleaguered trailer manufacturers.

Fuel savings realized from the SuperTruck II program could translate to less battery mass and greater driving range for electric trucks.

A perplexing power distribution module causing lighting failures on Freightliner Custom Chassis has led to a third recall for the problem.

Like the doorman at a posh nightclub who decides who gets in, truck manufacturers are choosy about what Class 8 orders they’ll accept.

Cummins CEO: ‘At some point the low-carbon thing becomes the main thing. And [diesel] becomes the niche business.’

Stoughton Trailers was one of five companies that pressed for unfair trade practice rulings against China that led to massive duties.

Mack Trucks has begun serial production of its fully electric LR model in Macungie, Pennsylvania..

he parking brake may release unintentionally on about 22,000 refuse trucks, creating a potential rollaway. Mack has reported five crashes to NHTSA.

Class 8 truck orders placed this year for 2022 models are being retimed to next year as 2023 models because parts shortages are preventing production.

San Antonio-based Rush Enterprises, already far and away the largest U.S. network of commercial truck dealerships, is getting even bigger.

Drivers and fleets can get loans to pay sky-high prices for used trucks because spot rates let them earn more than enough to repay.

Cummins has recalled X12 diesel engines used in off-highway and specialty vehicles because of potential cracking of fuel tubes that could lead to a fire.

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling Freightliner Custom Chassis products a second time because of faulty valve stems.

Supply chain disruptions are far from over for trailer manufacturers, meaning November’s order rebound is probably not sustainable.

Cummins Inc. deals with multiple short-term supply chain glitches, but it could take two years to fix chip shortages, CEO Tom Linebarger says.

With order backlogs exceeding 14 months, manufacturers are accepting few new orders, frustrating fleet demand.

Difficulties finding trailers is starting to rival the effects of the driver shortage at the nation’s largest fleets.

Expanding applications of its molded structural composite trailer bodies, Wabash is looking to the grocery delivery business as a new market.

Fleets and individual truckers buying at today’s elevated prices
assume a big risk when the used equipment market normalizes.

CalTrans is boosting the weight limit for port truckers. The regulatory change was made with good intentions, but can it work?

Volatile prices for steel and components lead trailer makers to make pricing a last-minute decision.

A federal appeals court has ruled that greenhouse gas emission standards do not apply to truck trailers.

At the F3 conference, Skybitz’ Sackman says recent developments in Bluetooth technology have significant aided the movement to make trailers a “smart” piece of equipment.

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October was another month of “why bother” as fleets desperate for new Class 8 trucks held off adding bookings to a morass of back orders.

Engine maker Cummins reduces its outlook for the full year amid the supply-constrained inability to meet elevated demands.

The new shortage hits home for a small Pennsylvania fleet as its canceled Western Star order leaves it with no options for new equipment.

In its last quarter as part of Daimler AG, Daimler Truck reported higher unit sales but lower revenue.

Traton Group is optimistic for future quarters as it posts solid nine-month results with recently acquired Navistar included for the first time.

Paccar made up for the loss of 7,000 deliveries in Q3 through record parts profits and higher prices for used trucks.

Slowdowns and stoppages likely to continue as supply chain disruptions plague heavy-duty truck production.

Sought-after used trucks nearly double in year-over-year price, according to J.D. Power Valuation Services.

A bigger-displacement natural gas-powered engine from Cummins could prompt fleets to switch from diesel in pursuit of lower emissions.

The collision of supply constraints with pent-up equipment demand is pushing some 2021 trailer orders into next year.

With globally common hoses and hardware, hydrogen fuel cell truck supporters think they have closed the gap with diesel fueling times.

The collective odometer on evaluation units of Daimler Trucks’ eCascadia and eM2 box trucks crossed 1 million miles.

Class 8 truck orders skipped a beat in September as supply shortages delayed the typical order season with fewer new trucks booked.

The semiconductor shortage takes a 7,000-truck toll on Paccar in Q3 with no sign of relief in sight.

Electric Last Mile Solutions has delivered its first Class 1 all-electric cargo van to a customer, beating a Q4 goal for the first delivery.

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling some 2022 Freightliner Cascadias because of five underbody fires related to misinstallation of the exhaust tip.

Demand usually drives heavy-duty truck production forecasts, but the delta variant and a constrained supply chain are wrecking projections.

Western Star advances a family makeover with the second entry into its X-Series of vocational trucks.

Trailer makers have connectivity advancements in the pipeline as they navigate supply shortages hampering production.

Used truck prices continue to fly higher as demand overwhelms supply of pre-owned models.

Oshkosh pushes productivity and efficiency benefits of new mail trucks ahead of whether they are battery powered.

Orders of new Class 8 trucks rose to a five-month high in August as manufacturers opened their order books for 2022 just a little.

Higher prices for used trucks are expected to last into 2022 and when they fall, it will be from a lofty place.

abash National is expanding molded structural composite use beyond trailer walls and helping win sustainability points for customers.

Order books are open, but demand planning for 2022 and 2023 began months ago and bookings are filling fast.

The last time demand was this high for new Class 8 trucks, fleets placed record orders. Not this time because manufacturing capacity is limited.

As Wabash National streamlines its business, the trailer manufacturer will convert reefer capacity to add 10,000 dry vans in 2023.

Peterbilt, Kenworth and DAF Trucks are sold out globally for 2021 as the global semiconductor shortage leaves 6,500 trucks awaiting parts.

Skyrocketing prices for late-model used equipment bring older, less attractive used trucks to auctions

Look behind soft June trailer orders for the real story of what’s happening in a constrained equipment market.

Fleets still want and need trucks but move to sidelines until manufacturers open their order books.

NS is working to repair a defect that could affect over 5,000 chassis. The repairs come amid high congestion at terminals and intermodal facilities across the U.S.