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2018 Fact Book: Equipment
2018 Fact Book: Equipment 2018 Fact Book: Equipment
Over the course of the six-months ending in May, U.S. tractor orders posted their best-ever... In May, the Class 8 backlog rose to 219,600 units. At May’s build rate, the backlog to build...

Fleets have been buying new trucks and trailers at records rates to meet economic demand and the numbers from our 2018 Fact Book tell the story of this trucking trend.

Iowa, Pennsylvania , Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina...
Note: Pavement condition is measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI), which takes...
Trucks continued to be the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both Canada...

The decline of our nation's highways is evident in our 2018 Fact Book, with statistics indicating increasing congestion in our busiest regions and an increasing need for repair.

Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine's annual Fact Book is a statistical overview of the trucking...
Tight carrier capacity pushed shippers to dedicated contract carriers in 2017. Dedicated...
A longer turnaround time indicates that it is taking longer for any particular load to be...
Perhaps the star of the Gateway Car Muesum is this one-of-a-kind 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 concept...
At time when Oldsmobile was trying to decide if it was going to be a luxury brand, or a...
The stunning 1955 Thunderbird was Ford's answer to the Chevrolet Corvette.
The diesel-powered F-150 will compete with the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel first introduced as a 2014...
The turbodiesel that powers the F-150 is a 3.0-liter V-6 PowerStroke, while the diesel that...
The diesel F-150 is available with a 145-inch wheelbase (shown) or 156.8-inch wheelbase.

Ford has added a turbodiesel engine to its 2018 F-150 lineup to provide half-ton pickup buyers greater towing capability (up to 11,400 pounds). The high-torque (440 lb.-ft.) pickup also provides excellent fuel efficiency (30 mpg on the highway for the rear-wheel model).

The three test trucks in platoon formation on North Carolina's N.C. 540, called the Triangle...
The rigs have been undergoing testing on an 18-mile stretch of North Carolina turnpike since...
You can see two Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) antennas here. The black one is a...

Three Volvo tractors pulling twin trailers using FedEx Specs demonstrated truck platooning in North Carolina on June 27, automatically maintaining 1.5-second following distance. Deborah Lockridge was there and has these photos.

The Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden contains vehicles of all types from the company's history...
An early Volvo bus - circa 1929.
Volvo Bus interior- note spare tire mounted next to driver seat.
The lobby of DTNA's headquarters welcomes visitors with lots of natural light. - Photo by Deborah Lockridge
Daimler Trucks North America opened its new Portland headquarters in 2016, merging DTNA employees who previously were located in offices separated by the Willamette River, and allowing for future...
Many open areas throughout the building allow for collaboration. - Photo by Deborah Lockridge
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