Equipment
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Break-even values dictate used truck trade-ins
The numbers game is intensifying as falling used truck prices and swelling inventories persuade fleets to hang on to younger equipment until they can break…
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Crisis cash: Leasebacks could help struggling fleets stay solvent
Fleet Advantage offers book value cash and leasebacks to help trucking companies weather the economic crisis while banking on selling them new trucks down the…
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Class 8 backlog drop implies negative orders in April
One manufacturer’s decision to erase 10,000 Class 8 trucks from its build plan threw the industry into negative territory in April; experts expect scant improvement…
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Truck makers push parts online and speed service
Major truck manufacturers are using digital tools for ordering parts, repairing equipment faster and transporting trucks for service because of staff shortages during the COVID-19…
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New trailer orders fell to near zero in April
New trailer orders fell to near zero in April as the coronavirus pandemic raised questions of a shakeout of weakened players and consolidation in the…
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Wabash National maintains solid trailer order backlog
Wabash National felt the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter, but the trailer maker said its earlier preparations for a softening market helped offset deeper…
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Depressed used truck prices fall lower in April
April’s coronavirus impact intensified pricing pressure in an already depressed used truck market where most cash-conserving buyers held back on purchases.
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Continental customers will now transition to KeepTruckin ELDs
Continental customers will switch from using the RoadLog ELD to KeepTruckin ELD solutions.
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Major truck suppliers bank on electrification in COVID-19 triage
From slashing salaries to borrowing money to get to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, suppliers Meritor and Dana are keeping electrification programs on…
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Ford terminates electric vehicle program with Rivian
Ford has invested $500 million in Rivian and participated in the startup’s $1.3 billion investment raise in 2019.
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