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FTR looks at key economic and trucking industry indicators and offers an outlook for freight transportation in 2023.
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Aluminum body and bed, redesigned steel frame, and a small but lively V-6 are the new truck’s highpoints.
Read More →Builders report order upswings of 20% and more, along with gains for proprietary diesels and automated transmissions.
Read More →Business is up, capacity is tightening, and suddenly there's more interest among trucking companies in making acquisitions of other fleets. One carrier executive who did not wish to be named told HDT he expects to complete at least six acquisitions over the next six months, growing perhaps 30 or 40 percent in the process. He attributed it to a "coming out of the recession" phenomenon
Read More →The number of new Class 8 registrations in 2021 is expected to recover by more than 10% from 2020, IHS Markit officials said during a Work Truck Week 2021 virtual presentation.
Read More →On the heels of record-low natural gas prices, RBC Capital Markets and the Economist Intelligence Unit published a report focusing on the U.S. shale gas boom and its implications for North American economies and businesses.
Read More →After nearly five years and $1.5 billion in development, the new heavy-duty Detroit Diesel DD15 engine was unveiled Friday at the Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. The DD15 displaces 14.8 liters, and is a 6-cylinder, in-line design
Read More →After nearly five years and $1.5 billion in development, the new heavy-duty Detroit Diesel DD15 engine was unveiled today at the Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. The DD15 displaces 14.8 liters, and is a 6-cylinder, in-line design.
Read More →Mountain Valley Express, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Manteca, Calif., announced it is adding a new facility to its 8-terminal network with a 36-door terminal in Phoenix
Read More →ACT Research has increased its 2010 forecast for heavy-duty vehicle production by 4,500 units, putting year-over-year growth at 23 percent
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