FTR Reports orders over the last 12 months totaled 294,000 units FTR reports that October U.S. trailer net orders rose by more than 6,000 units m/m – about 21% – to nearly 34,400 units. Orders were down just over 21% y/y but were at their highest level since December 2022. Orders over the last 12 […]
First customer pilot in Germany with highly automated trucks will move commercial freight in the Baden-Württemberg-Hessen region IVECO and Plus announced today with dm-drogerie markt, Europe’s largest retail chain of drugstores, and DSV, one of the world’s leading transport and logistics providers, the launch of an automated trucking pilot in Germany which will start in […]
“The new agreement guarantees significant wage growth and delivers excellent benefits for our employees and their families,” Mack Trucks announced that members of the United Auto Workers union ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the company covering about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. “The new agreement guarantees significant wage […]
The vocational straight truck market saw orders rise 24% y/y While strong relative to freight market conditions, Class 8 orders were down 24% y/y in October, as published in ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report. According to Kenny Vieth, ACT’s President and Senior Analyst, “Final Class 8 net orders were […]
The transformation at the PEC is in direct support of Frito-Lay’s PepsiCo Positive commitment to building a circular and inclusive value chain, achieving net zero emissions by 2040 Frito-Lay proudly announced its South Charlotte Product Exchange Center (PEC) as the company’s first 100% all-electric vehicle site. The transformation at the PEC is in direct support […]
Line-haul rates declined for the fifth consecutive month Dry van and refrigerated (“reefer”) truckload volumes increased modestly in October ahead of the high-demand holiday freight season, but truckload rates remained sluggish, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT Truckload Volume Index […]
