U.S. trailer orders climbed above 21,000 in October for the second-highest total of the year, as analysts said the cycle is stabilizing after the tremendous surge in orders during the previous two years.

Peloton Technology will participate in a three-year federal program designed to use next-generation truck platooning technology with cloud-connected powertrains to achieve 20% fuel savings for tractor-trailers in a two-truck platoon. That would nearly triple the current fuel savings documented with platooning.

Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. denied claims it intentionally programmed engines used in Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickup trucks to increase emissions levels beyond the regulated amount, as alleged in a lawsuit filed Nov. 14.

Advocates of heavy-duty engines powered by diesel or natural gas are vying for a share of the windfall directed at nitrogen oxide mitigation in all 50 states after recent approval of the federal government’s multibillion-dollar settlement with Volkswagen AG.

Net preliminary Class 8 truck orders in October fell below 14,000, but cancellations of previous orders that were removed from the books last month complicated the picture, analysts said.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said Nov. 9 that it planned to add 500 to 700 trucks to its dedicated contract solutions unit and 100 to120 in its truckload division in 2017. Also, it will replace 1,100 trucks.

Advocates of heavy-duty engines powered by diesel or natural gas are separately vying for a share of the windfall directed at nitrogen oxide mitigation in all 50 states after recent judicial approval of the federal government’s multibillion-dollar settlement with Volkswagen AG.