Volvo, Mack Bemoan Current Sales Climate
LAS VEGAS — The two heavy-duty North American truck makers of Volvo Group continue to stoically gut out an unpleasant sales market but in anticipation of sunnier 2018 announced vehicle and service improvements for customers.
October 4, 2016DTNA Backs US GHG Rule, Connected Vehicles
LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America supports the federal Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule for trucks and almost certainly will not challenge it in court.
October 3, 2016Federal Overtime Rule Faces Legal Battle
A U.S. Department of Labor rule that would add 4 million workers to the national pool of employees eligible for overtime bonus pay Dec. 1 is facing two legal challenges in a U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas.
October 3, 2016Low-Growth Economy Persists, Seen as Likely to Continue
LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains durably in place and will probably continue plodding on as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that would boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.
October 2, 2016Paccar Adds Drive Axles, Single-Unit Aftertreatment
LAS VEGAS — Paccar Inc. announced here that it is diversifying its manufacturing activities, adding drive axles for linehaul trucks and a two-in-one aftertreatment system combining selective catalytic reduction and a diesel particulate filter in one canister.
October 1, 2016Cowan Sticks With Navistar From Bad Times to Good
LAS VEGAS — A marketing video by Navistar Inc. demonstrated the company’s interest in regaining the business of over-the-road fleets by including extended visits with drivers from J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation and Cowan Systems — all members of the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in the United States and Canada.
October 1, 2016Navistar Unveils International LT to Replace ProStar
LAS VEGAS — Navistar Inc. turned its product renewal strategy toward Class 8 highway tractors, unveiling its new International LT Series of trucks here Sept. 30 in front of more than 400 customers, dealers, employees and journalists.
October 1, 2016Navistar's SuperTruck Concept, CatalIST, Demonstrates Engine and Fuel Efficiency
Navistar Inc. is the fourth and final original equipment manufacturer to produce a SuperTruck concept vehicle: CatalIST, a modified ProStar tractor hooked to an altered 53-foot Wabash National Corp. trailer.
September 28, 2016August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.9%; ATA Cites US Freight Volatility
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth and the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May.
September 26, 2016Crete Carrier Chairman Acklie Dies at 84
Duane Acklie, an attorney and banker who built one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, died Sept. 17 from complications of an extended illness. He was 84.
September 26, 2016