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Roger Gilroy

Senior Reporter

@roger_gilroy

Roger Gilroy began reporting on the trucking industry for Transport Topics in the 1990s, but at various times ventured away to report for other publications that focused on hazardous materials transportation then intelligent transportation systems — and later for nine years owned a small business that came with two vans and two buses.


Business, Equipment

Dana Q1 Net Income Falls, Revenue Slips

Vehicle component manufacturer Dana Inc. saw net income fall 62% and revenue decline in the first quarter amid a pileup of weakness in the heavy-duty truck market, curtailed production and the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 30, 2020
Business, Equipment

Eaton Q1 Net Income, Revenue Fall

Eaton Corp. reported declines in first-quarter net income and revenue as the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic more than doubled previously expected declines in sales.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 30, 2020
Business, Equipment

Daimler Profit Drops Amid Falling Demand

Daimler AG reported net income plunged 92%, and revenue slipped 6% in the first quarter as a result of the novel coronavirus.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2020
Business, Equipment, Top 50

Ryder Reports Q1 Net Loss

Ryder System Inc. reported a net loss of just over $100 million in the first quarter and revenue slipped 1% as it adjusted to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and its markets.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2020
Business, Equipment, Top 100

March Used Truck Prices Continue 2020 Slide

Class 8 used truck sales in March slipped 12%, and the average price dropped about $7,000 compared with a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Self-Driving Startups Work Through Health Crisis

Just like the rest of the industry, trucking companies working to commercialize autonomous heavy-duty trucks are adapting to the uncertainties and disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cummins Q1 Net Income, Revenue Fall

Cummins Inc. reported first-quarter net income and revenue fell as key domestic and global markets weakened as the novel coronavirus spread.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2020
Business, Equipment

Volvo Group Reports Q1 Net Income, Revenue Setbacks

Volvo Group reported first-quarter net income and revenue fell amid lower truck orders and deliveries as the coronavirus pandemic intensified.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 23, 2020
Business

Rush Enterprises Reports Lower Q1 Net Income, Revenue

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises Inc. reported first-quarter declines in net income and revenue, citing unprecedented times.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 23, 2020
Business, Equipment

March Net Trailer Orders Dip Below 7,600, ACT Research Says

Net U.S. trailer orders slipped below 7,600 in March as cancellations sliced the gross tally nearly in half, and production slowed, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 23, 2020