The current downturn in demand for new Class 8 trucks has not hit bottom yet and things cannot get better until they get worse, a trendline analysis by the market consulting firm of A.G. Edwards indicates.

Financing, once plentiful, is becoming more difficult to obtain for buyers and sellers of used trucks.

More than 100 dealers of used commercial trucks and members of related businesses attended the first-ever convention of the Used Truck Association, held Oct. 26-28 at the Mission Inn.

Members of The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations heard about a way to reduce emissions from diesel exhaust – with fuel to which water has been added.

The current downturn in demand for new Class 8 trucks has not hit bottom yet and things cannot get better until they get worse, a trendline analysis by the market consulting firm of A.G. Edwards indicates.

The glut of used trucks that is driving down prices of new and used vehicles alike is not likely to dissipate before 2004, according to used truck dealers and companies that finance used truck purchases.

Thomas L. Finkbiner has been named chairman of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver in Colorado.

Members of The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations heard about a way to reduce emissions from diesel exhaust – with fuel to which water has been added.

The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel dropped 2.2 cents last week from the all-time high of $1.67 that was set in the previous week.

The urgency of the driver shortage has spawned a vigorous effort by fleets to acquire trucks that feature a wide range of amenities to attract and retain drivers.