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Productsby StaffFebruary 17, 2016

Hendrickson Aero Clad Bumper Available on HX Series

Hendrickson Bumper and Trim made its Aero Clad stainless steel clad aluminum bumper available for the new International HX Series of vocational trucks.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 17, 2016

Economic Watch: Housing Drops as Industrial Production, Inflation Bounce Back

New home starts in the U.S. fell in January to the lowest level in three months, but industrial production, which includes manufacturing, reversed its string of recent declines. At the same time, wholesale prices increased, leading some to believe interest rates may soon move higher.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 17, 2016

HDT Announces 2016 Top 20 Products

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine announced its 2016 Top 20 Products, highlighting the most innovative, significant and useful new product announcements from the previous year.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 17, 2016

Diesel Falls Below $2 Per Gallon For First Time in 11 Years

The average price of on-highway diesel fuel fell below $2 for the first time since Feb. 14, 2005. Diesel prices came close to that mark in 2009 but never fell below it.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 17, 2016

Spot Market Truckload Rates Continue to Fall

Spot-market load availability moved a little higher last week, but it was not enough to outweigh a gain in truck capacity, with rates continuing to fall.

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Fleet Managementby Tom BergFebruary 17, 2016

FTR Conference: Class 8 Sales Declining, Mediums, Trailers Still Good

Technology will boost productivity and truck utilization to where demand for equipment will greatly decline, one researcher says.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

ATA Appoints New SVP of Legislative Affairs

American Trucking Associations has hired Mike Joyce, a veteran of Capitol Hill and the trucking industry, as the group’s senior vice president of legislative affairs.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

Yokohama Makes Executive Changes in North America

Yokohama has a new top U.S. executive and has named a new CEO of its new commercial tire-making plant in Mississippi.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

Bill Language Could Put 34-Hour Restart at Risk

Legislation that was intended to strengthen the suspension of some controversial provisions related to the 34-hour restart rules regulating driver hours of service could accidentally kill the 34-hour restart altogether.

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Productsby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

Trucking Company Adding International HX Model to Fleet

International Truck says orders are brisk so far for its new International HX Series vocational truck, announcing its largest one-time order to date.

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