Data Showcases State-By-State Breakdown of Used Truck Sales Volumes

  The Freightliner Cascadia was, expectedly, the most sold used truck in United States in 2023. The Cascadia has been the market leader in the new truck space for many years, and its dominance with first owners has helped it proliferate across the used truck space....

Peterbilt SuperTruck II Turns Heads at CES 2024

Towering over the West Hall entrance of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2024 is the Peterbilt SuperTruck II. Tall, sleek, and decidedly futuristic-looking, the truck is the star of the Paccar booth, which also features a Kenworth hydrogen fuel cell T680 and...

Insured Price Tag for Natural Disasters Was $95B in 2023 With Economic Cost of $250B

Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of US$250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying US$95 billion of that amount, according to Munich Re. Last year’s insured losses of US$95 billion are close to the five-year average of US$105 billion,...

DAT: Freight Volumes Closed Strong in November

A post-Thanksgiving surge in truckload freight volumes made for a solid November overall compared to previous years, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT Truckload Volume...

ATRI Names 2022 Trucking Research Priorities

  The American Transportation Research Institute’s board approved its top research priorities for the year, which include topics focused on impacts on the trucking industry’s workforce, operational impacts from predatory towing, and expanding the driver...

Class 8 Orders Subdued Due to Backlog, Component Shortages

North American Class 8 orders in April fell about 28% month-over-month to between 15,400 and 15,800 units, FTR and ACT Research reported. This is the largest month-over-month change in 2022 with April’s total of 5,900 units less than the average of 21,300 for the...