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Articlesby Denise RondiniJanuary 31, 2019

Vehicle Sales, Operating Population and Utilization Lead to Aftermarket Demand Growth

Aftermarket demand for Class 6-8, trailers, and container chassis in 2018 is expected to total $30.1 billion, according to John Blodgett, vice president, sales and marketing, of MacKay & Co.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2019

Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Truck Sales Down in 2018

U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales were down 23% year-to-date through November 2018, according to a quarterly report from ACT Research.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2019

Mack Trucks Offers Association Loyalty Card Program for Certain Models

Mack Trucks has launched a loyalty reward program for members of eligible industry associations who purchase model year 2019 and 2020 Mack Granite, TerraPro, LR Pinnacle or Mack Anthem models.

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Newsby Tom BergJanuary 22, 2019

Western Star 4700 Gets Cummins X12, Updated Interior, Enhanced Electronics

Western Star says the 4700, its most popular truck model, has been updated to make it lighter, safer, more productive, and faster to upfit.

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Newsby Jim ParkJanuary 18, 2019

Daimler Sees Truck Sales Leveling Out After Record 2018

After a record-breaking year for truck manufacturing in 2018, global truck maker Daimler Trucks expects to see some moderation in overall economic growth in the U.S. through the second half of the year, along with a corresponding normalization in commercial vehicle sales figures.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniJanuary 16, 2019

Commentary: HD Collision Repair Finds a Place of Its Own

For many years, people in the heavy-duty collision repair industry were a part of the larger automotive collision repair industry. But trucks aren’t cars.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2019

Used Class 8 Truck Sales Fall for Second Consecutive Month

Used Class 8 truck volumes, based on same dealer sales, fell for the second straight month in December while average pricing increased.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkJanuary 10, 2019

The Many Trucks of CES 2019 [Photos]

While CES in Las Vegas is anything but a truck show, there’s a growing presence of automotive and transportation-related technology on display.

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Newsby Jim ParkJanuary 7, 2019

Freightliner Says New Cascadia Has First Level 2 Automation in North America

Daimler Trucks North America announced at CES in Las Vegas that it’s now offering what it says is the first Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the Freightliner new Cascadia. Level 2 automation means the truck is capable of both lateral (steering) and longitudinal (acceleration/deceleration) control.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

Class 8 Truck Orders Close 2018 with a Whimper

December wasn’t a great month for Class 8 truck orders but it did little to dampen what was a tremendous year for the heavy-duty truck market in 2018.

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