Class 8 trucks
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News
Chinese truck maker making big moves in Mexico
Shacman Trucks plans to have five to six distributors in Mexico this year, as well as an assembly plant for Class 6-8 trucks by 2022.
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Company earnings
Rush Enterprises posts decent Q1 results
Rush Enterprises, the largest seller of new and used trucks in the country, posted solid first quarter results but is concerned about coronavirus-related carnage to…
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News
Meritor plants idled and salaries cut in half temporarily
Truck component supplier Meritor idles plants and cuts base salaries up to 50% to save the ship from rough seas.
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Equipment
Large displacement diesels still rule tractor purchases
In a peak demand year for Class 8 tractors, high-powered engines dominated under the hood, but even a new heavy-haul transmission from Eaton and Cummins…
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Economics
Class 8 truck production could fall to less than half of 2019
ACT Research cannot model downturn scenarios fast enough for Class 8 trucks, but high inventory levels make the coronavirus crisis a good time to take…
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Trucking
Truck makers maintain production but wary of supply chain issues
Class 8 truck manufacturers so far are staving off production cuts and layoffs, but they are watching their supply chains carefully for disruptions from the…
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News
Navistar studying TRATON buyout offer but keeping mum
Rather than talk about the proposed TRATON buyout of the company — the elephant in the room — Navistar executives unpacked reasons behind the disappointing…
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News
Unsold Class 8 truck inventories second highest since Great Recession
Swollen inventories of heavy-duty trucks must shrink or manufacturers will need to cut production further to keep the industry order bank from declining further, ACT…
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OEM
Is it the OEMs’ turn for a winless season?
Market Expert Mike Baudendistel looks at the prospects for the truck original equipment manufacturers in 2020.
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Company earnings
Rush Enterprises reports solid 2019 results despite big drop in Q4 truck sales
Rush Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: RUSHA), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.3 billion,…
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