The “Hammer Down 2.0” Program extends the first payment for 60 days for qualified buyers of Volvo VNL, VNR, and VNX models and for 90 days for qualified buyers of VHD models in dealer stock inventory.
DAT Solutions announced that an automated Book Now option is now available on select loads in the DAT Load Board network.
Due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Yokohama Corporation of North America (YCNA) is temporarily suspending production at its plant in Salem, Va.
NATSO and the American Trucking Associations are calling on state and local governments to carefully define social distancing guidelines regarding truckstops and travel plazas.
Preliminary North American Class 8 truck orders plummeted in March to 7,400 units, the lowest order total since 2010, according to preliminary numbers release by transportation forecasting firm FTR. ACT Research published similar findings with Class 8 orders falling to 7,800 units, down 45% from February and 51% lower than last year.
In response to the ongoing COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, auto- and truck makers are announcing extended production and factory closures.
Instructional Technologies Inc. has released COVID 19: What Drivers Need To Know, a free course that gives professional drivers tips on how to stay safe and informed as they deliver needed goods during this pandemic.
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Mack Trucks is grateful to all the commercial truck professionals on the front lines during the COVID-19 crisis, bringing with them the goods that keep us alive and healthy. It released this video to help thank the industry.
Goodyear has extended its shutdown of tire manufacturing plants in the Americas "until further notice."
FTR has released the COVID-19 Impact Heatmap, which assesses the state-level rate impacts by four trucking equipment types – dry van, refrigerated, flatbed, and specialized – using Truckstop.com spot market data.