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Pilot Company Names Jimmy Haslam Chairman, Shameek Konar CEO Effective Jan. 1

Pilot Company announced that CEO Jimmy Haslam will be succeeded in the role by current Chief Strategy Officer Shameek Konar on Jan. 1, 2021, at which point Haslam will become chairman of the board and company founder James Haslam will be named chairman emeritus.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 21, 2020
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales in June Drop 43.5%

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June fell 43.5% year-over-year to just above 13,000, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Breaking News, Top 100

TuSimple Partners With Major Fleets to Launch Autonomous Freight Network

Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has partnered with four major transportation companies to launch a logistics network for its highly automated trucks, marking a new phase in its push to bring its technology to market in the coming years.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
July 1, 2020
Business, Breaking News

Navistar Appoints Persio Lisboa as New CEO

Navistar International announced that Persio Lisboa will replace Troy Clarke as president and CEO, effective July 1.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
June 26, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

May Tonnage Falls 9.6% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage in May declined 9.6% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest seasonally adjusted year-over-year percentage drop since a 10.7% decline in June 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 23, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

TIA CEO Robert Voltmann to Step Down at End of September

Transportation Intermediaries Association President and CEO Robert Voltmann will step down from his post later this year, the association announced June 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 11, 2020
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales in May Fall to Lowest Point Since 2011

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May tumbled 62.5% — during the heart of the novel coronavirus pandemic — to just above 9,000 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 10, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

April Tonnage Down 11.3% Year-Over-Year

April truck tonnage declined 11.3% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest year-over-year decline since 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 19, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Breaking News

FMCSA Publishes Final HOS Rule, Granting Flexibility to Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its long-awaited final rule on changes to hours-of-service regulations in a move intended to increase flexibility for truck drivers.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 14, 2020
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales Fall 47.4% in April

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in April plunged 47.4% as freight demand plummeted amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2020