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Boyd Says Repairable Claims Decline Continues and Could Remain in Q3

Boyd Group CEO Tim O’Day recently told investors a decline in repairable vehicles, increased use of alternative parts, in-house scanning and calibrations, and labor rate increases during Q2 added to sales and gross profit despite margins remaining below historical...

Scaling Electric Trucks: NACFE Reveals Key Findings on Cost, Infrastructure

While battery-electric commercial vehicles from vans to heavy-duty tractors are on the road today and perform well in many duty cycles, in order for the trucking industry to scale electric trucks in operations, there are areas that must be addressed, according to the...

Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims

Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles. The $48 million represents approximately 54% of the compensatory damages alleged by...

Kenworth Adds Cummins B6.7N Natural Gas Engine to Medium-Duty Line

  Kenworth now offers the Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine for new Kenworth T180, T280, and T380 trucks designated for operation in the United States. The Cummins B6.7N is a 100% natural gas engine featuring spark-ignited combustion with cooled EGR and a...

Class 8 Orders Recover in December 2021

North American Class 8 net orders in December 2021 recovered to between 22,800 and 23,100 units, ACT Research and FTR reported, respectively. The December total orders were back in the same range as September and October, following the previous trend of orders being...

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...

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