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Unexpected change plays role in used truck market activity
Excess of used trucks and the bankruptcy liquidation of Yellow Corporation’s of assets hints at market shifts.
March 21, 2024
Truck tonnage rebounded in February
ATA reported tonnage hauled was still down from a year ago, indicating the freight recession is ongoing. Also: Paccar Parts' TRP brand opened its 300th global store as it celebrates 30 years in business.
March 20, 2024
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May 2, 2024
Trucking conditions better in January, yet challenges remain
Freight rates and financing costs were less negative than December, while fuel costs were up, FTR reported. Also: International LT trucks recalled for turn signal issue; Mack accepting 2025 calendar submissions.
March 19, 2024
Economic trends
Class 8 truck orders saw gains in February, beating last year’s numbers
Despite the soft freight market, new truck orders gained in February, notably beating last year’s numbers, according to FTR and ACT Research.
March 12, 2024
Business
What order cancellations say about the freight cycle
As carriers' revenues takes a hit, companies are reevaluating where to place capital, but experts believe "the freight cycle is on the cusp of improving."
March 6, 2024
Business
'Too much equipment available' in used truck market
Driven by freight demand and truck utilization, the used truck market is one to watch.
February 21, 2024
Freight demand
Truck tonnage down to begin 2024
ATA's Truck Tonnage Index fell by 3.5% in January after climbing slightly in December. Also: Ryder expands at the border; FTR reports trucking conditions fell to close 2023; recalls affecting International, Freightliner, Western Star trucks.
February 21, 2024
Indicators
Mexico-bound Class 8 production to rise in 2024, says ACT
ACT Research forecast shows Class 8 production and sales rise in February, reflecting industry’s ability to aggressively sell into Mexico and export markets.
February 14, 2024
Economic trends
Volvo sets sights on marketshare highs with new VNL ahead of earlier pre-buy
Recovery in freight rates in the second half of this year should set up the 2025-2026 freight cycle, and a big part of Volvo’s future growth, of course, is its newly revamped VNL on-highway tractor.
February 13, 2024
Economic trends
FTR's February trucking outlook shows slow, steady growth
For-hire trucking operations still high, though falling, and spot rates seem to have bottomed out, FTR experts say.
February 8, 2024
Indicators
January truck orders starts off strong with fleets willing to buy
Class 8 truck orders boost in January as data indicates that over-the-road U.S. truckers are still buying.
February 6, 2024
Business
Political analyst Charlie Cook shares Biden's uphill battle to re-election
In the United States, every presidential election is unique. But that doesn’t mean election trends don’t exist.
February 2, 2024
Economic trends
What to expect with the freight market in 2024
Diving into Motive's Monthly Economic Report to look at how the trucking market closed out 2023 and what it will look like as 2024 rolls on.
February 2, 2024
Indicators
ATA: Truck tonnage in 2023 saw 'worst' year since 2020
ATA's Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.7% in 2023 from the previous year, the first year with an annual decline since 2020. Also: Ruan names new executive VP; Empire Freight Logistics acquired; former U.S. Xpress exec named Sheer Logistics CEO.
January 25, 2024
Pay and benefits
Virtual carrier offers a different kind of minimum revenue guarantee
CloudTrucks recently launched a guaranteed revenue program designed to provide its owner operators under its Virtual Carrier platform with a safety net in a fluctuating freight market.
January 24, 2024
Indicators
Truck, trailer orders indicate slowest December since before pandemic began
Trailer orders sees nominal improvement from November to December, according to ACT Research.
January 23, 2024
Economic trends
Fleet representatives give insight into state of heavy-duty business
Fleets planning purchases carefully, pushing back on prices, representatives from three very different organizations tell Molly MacKay Zacker from MacKay & Company.
January 23, 2024
Economic trends
Mack's Randall says 2024 truck sales could exceed expectations
The strength of 2023 truck sales could make 2024 a better year than initially expected, Mack Trucks’ President Jonathan Randall told suppliers Monday at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue, presented by MEMA and MacKay & Company, in Grapevine, Texas.
January 22, 2024
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