As carriers await an upturn in the freight environment, executives say they continue to seek efficiencies and prepare their fleets for when the tipping point comes.

Series production of the updated HV 509, HV 515, HV 609 and HV 615 models is due to start in June 2025, executives said.

Hyzon began series production of its 200-kilowatt Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck Sept. 16, the Bolingbrook, Ill.-based company said.

A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.

Darren Hawkins, who was at the helm of bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp., will soon lead the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell year over year in August, resuming a pattern after an anomalous July saw a first increase in 11 consecutive months.

FTR Transportation Intelligence expects truckload spot rates to rise 6.5-7% in 2025, Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise said in a presentation.

“We have a massive chess board,” said DTNA Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing David Carson, and his company is trying to move pieces around while waiting for freight rates to rise.

Demand and consequently output prospects for U.S. trailer manufacturers continue to dim, said Dan Moyer, FTR Transportation Intelligence senior analyst for commercial vehicles.

Speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference 2024 in Indianapolis, Dan Moyer said he would have expected build levels to decline, but that has not happened.