Mark DiMaria | DCI Solution

November Trailer Orders Hit Year High

Trailer net orders rebounded in November, as large fleets place orders and original equipment manufacturers began to further solidify their 2022 production plans. Net orders of 31,000 to 32,000 trailers were posted during November, a 78% to 89% increase from...

ATA: Trucking Trends Report Shows Impact of Pandemic on Industry

The trucking industry moved 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020, generating $732.3 billion in revenue, according to the latest edition of American Trucking Associations’ American Trucking Trends 2021. “We knew that the pandemic had a significant impact on our...

Mass. High Court Rules Auto Insurers Must Pay For Inherent Diminished Value

Anybody who’s seen a Carfax commercial may suspect that a vehicle that’s been involved in a crash is worth less even after it is repaired. Massachusetts auto insurers are now required to compensate third-party claimants for those losses. The state’s highest...

TuSimple Set for Driverless Test Runs; Proceeds Toward Autonomous-Truck Commercialization

TuSimple plans to start running “driver-out” autonomous-truck pilots by the end of the year, removing the driver for runs over an 80-mile route between Phoenix and Tucson. That’s just part of what we learned in a recent interview with TuSimple officials and...

Mack Makes Factory-Installed eAPU Available for Anthem

Mack Trucks will offer a factory-installed electric auxiliary power unit for its 70-inch Mack Anthem sleeper models. The Idle Free Series 5000 eAPU offers increased air-cooling capacity, reduced idling and simplified maintenance, according to the company. Mack...