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NewsJanuary 13, 2026

Mack Begins Redesigned Anthem Production

Mack’s new Anthem Class 8 tractor targets regional-haul fleets with enhanced maneuverability and fuel economy gains.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 27, 2025

Economy Tops Trucking Industry Issues Ranking as New Concerns Emerge

English proficiency for drivers and artificial intelligence in trucking were among four trucking industry concerns that made their first appearance on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top Industry Issues report. Unsurprisingly, the state of the economy remained in the top spot.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 27, 2025

Partnership Brings Small Fleets and Owner-Operators Fuel Savings and More

Multi Service Fuel Card is teaming up with Radius to bring fuel management and telematics together to help small trucking fleets save money and get back-end insights into fuel economy.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsMarch 18, 2025

Trucks, Trump and Tech at TMC

The mood on the show floor at the 2025 TMC Annual Meeting in Nashville March 10-13 was upbeat. A new attendance record and newfound optimism regarding the economy and the regulatory landscape were evident and largely outweighed any reservations regarding Trump's tariffs and trade wars.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 15, 2024

'Return to Normal' Economy Means Good News for Trucking

After the ups and downs of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath, economic and industry numbers indicate that the industry is slowly getting “back to normal,” Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations chief economist, told attendees at ATA’s management conference in Nashville.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Nuclear Verdicts, Insurance Cost, Electric Vehicles Rise in Industry Issues Survey

The economy and truck parking were ranked as the trucking industry’s top concerns, with battery-electric vehicles rising four spots from last year, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 16, 2024

Is Trucking Pulling Out of the Post-Pandemic Doldrums?

Economic indicators rarely all tell the same story, but increasingly, they are pointing to an improving economy and light at the end of the tunnel for a trucking industry beleaguered by low freight rates.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 9, 2024

Trucking Overcapacity Still Constraining Freight Rates

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising, according to FTR transportation analysts. Find out why they think we'll start seeing a slow improvement.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsApril 24, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Mack B Series

World War II was over. The American economy was booming. Mack Trucks needed a workhorse truck fleets could rely on to do any number of jobs. What they delivered became an icon.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 24, 2024

Cautious Optimism for a Better 2024 for Trucking

As the U.S. economy stuttered along in 2023 toward a hoped-for “soft landing,” trucking struggled. But many economic and trucking industry analysts believe 2024 is looking up.

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