Trucking Equipment

Class 8 truck orders remained strong in October, but lower profits at truckload companies may cool bookings.

The $3.3 billion acquisition of Meritor Inc. took a bite out of Cummins’ Q3 earnings as did underperforming joint ventures in China.

Used truck prices helped Ryder in comparison to last year, but the market is weak going forward.

Trailer and final-mile equipment maker Wabash crushed third-quarter earnings estimates and built its backlog for a rainy day.

The maker of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF Trucks reported record Q3 net income on strong across-the-business performance.

Paccar Inc. is recalling late-model Kenworth and Peterbilt heavy-duty trucks because the digital dash system can freeze.

Uncertainty in the supply chain and commodity price vagaries are stretching out trailer orders beyond traditional cycles.

Each year carriers must pay their Unified Carrier Registration fees, and failure to do so could result in significant penalties, including suspension of vehicle registrations.

Updated ATRI research shows that a truck driver who disobeys traffic signals leading to a crash is 243% more likely to have another accident.

Romeo Power founder Michael Patterson shares what happened at the startup battery maker as a cautionary tale for other SPAC-backed startups.

Volvo Trucks North America is making vehicle as a service mandatory for buyers of its Class 8 electric trucks.

Federal regulators say there is not enough data to justify an exemption for pulsing brake lights on trucks

After nearly a year of accepting only orders they were sure they could build, heavy-duty truck OEMs fully opened orderbooks in September.

When the floor on auction prices of used trucks is reached late this year, they will still be 20% higher than pre-COVID prices.

Navistar is recalling 8,002 more trucks for a connecting rod defect discovered in 2020, bringing to 23,802 the number of trucks included.

Daimler Truck is using exclusive battery chemistry to boost the range of its next long-haul electric truck beyond 300 miles.

Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.

Truck manufacturers began to fill build slots for the first quarter of 2023 in August but pent-up demand for equipment remains unstated.

Cummins Inc. is recalling 12,196 engines across 28 manufacturers with a defect in the engine control module that can lead to stalling.

Hood trim pieces on Western Star vocational trucks are coming unglued, similar to an earlier recall for side intake covers falling off.

Computer module thefts from older-model Freightliner Cascadias are slowing, but owner-operators are still being sidelined.

Used trucks commanded lower prices at auction and retail in July as the overheated equipment market continued to cool.

Navistar’s S13 integrated powertrain will be the truck manufacturer’s last internal combustion engine as the trucking industry decarbonizes.

When the 2023 orderbooks for trailers finally open, the suppressed booking numbers will flip in a hurry, but that isn’t happening yet.

Navistar is recalling 8,483 International LT and LoneStar Class 8 trucks because battery cables can overheat to 260 degrees Fahrenheit.

The HVUT is a tax applied annually to many heavy commercial vehicles. How do you know if your vehicles are affected?

Fleets are holding off on Class 8 truck orders because supply shortages continue to delay acceptance of 2023 bookings.

On Jennifer Rumsey’s second day as CEO, Cummins Inc. reported strong Q2 earnings in North America.

Trailer maker Wabash is benefiting from a steady order backlog and a focus on more activity with targeted customers.

New Cummins Inc. CEO Jennifer Rumsey talked about mentoring and reaching the company’s Destination Zero carbon goals in a FreightWaves interview.

Cautious OEMs allowed the smallest number of trailer orders so far this year, pushing back bookings until late summer.

Experts expected a closing of the gap between record-high auction and retail used truck prices. Now both are in retreat.

Jennifer Rumsey grew up in Columbus, Indiana, where Cummins Inc. is based. Next month, she will become its first female CEO.

Outrider, an autonomous distribution yard developer, is readying a robotics kit that would allow shippers to automate operations.

Federal regulators are creating a board to recommend equipment standards aimed at preventing cars from sliding under trailers during truck crashes.

Don’t expect the restrictions that truck manufacturers are imposing on Class 8 order intake to last. There’s too much at stake.

Auction prices for used trucks are dropping as more equipment shows up amid cooling spot freight demand.

Trailer makers continue to push away orders as supply chain issues in different areas vex production amid stable pent-up demand.

Almost all heavy-duty truck manufacturers are part of a safety recall involving improperly assembled steering gears from a Bendix subsidiary.

Class 8 truck orders fell in May for seasonal reasons and because manufacturers kept a tight lid on bookings.

Freightliner powertrain parts thefts threaten the livelihood of drivers stranded with little hope of getting a replacement part.

Used trucks had doubled in price over the last year. Now, auctioneers are reporting that prices are finally softening.

Daimler Truck North America is trying to solve thefts of semiconductor-rich powertrain control modules from its tractors.

The Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit takes place on June 15, 2022.

Used truck auction prices started to ease in April as freight demand slowed, but they remain more than twice as expensive as a year ago.

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.