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Mack Trucks said its defense division will supply the U.S. Army with 100 Mack Granite trucks destined for Iraq.

U.S. retail medium-duty truck sales totaled 12,483 vehicles in July, a 15.8% improvement over the 10,779 sold a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

U.S. retail heavy-duty truck sales rose 27.4% to 16,421 in July, continuing a 17-month trend of double-digit expansion, according to the latest survey from WardsAuto.com.

New Class 8 truck orders plunged 31.1% in July from the year-ago level to 12,900, the lowest monthly total since August 2010, according to preliminary data from ACT Research Co.

TravelCenters of America said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose from a year ago.

American Trucking Associations said Friday it is seeking nominations for its sixth annual Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award.

The debate does go on, and getting everyone in the industry to agree on weight regulations will be as easy as getting the highway bill passed and signed.

USA Truck reported a second-quarter loss, citing a “lack of network efficiency.”

Second-quarter trucking earnings are expected to show that higher freight rates and lower fuel prices helped most publicly traded fleets notch better results than a year ago, analysts said.