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NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is announcing the launch of the agency’s Overnight Truck Parking Pilot, which introduces a new metered parking option in select industrial business zones (IBZ) for commercial vehicles, including large tractor trailers, in an effort to improve parking compliance and minimize overnight truck […]

PHOENIX — Three professional truck drivers — Jason Corino, Michael Dorsey and Daljit Sohi — have been honored by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) as TCA Highway Angels of the Year for 2024. Since TCA’s Highway Angels program began in 1997, nearly 1,400 professional truck drivers have been recognized as Highway Angels because of the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mack Trucks is announcing its partnership with Allison Transmission, which includes action plans for Mack Trucks Integrated Uptime service. “Mack’s goal is and always has been to offer solutions to make Mack easy to do business with,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “We continue to make advancements with GuardDog […]

U.S. sales of new, Class 8 trucks fell sharply in January, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Manufacturers reported sales of 16,175 trucks, down 27.7% from December sales and down 13.0% from January 2024. It’s not uncommon for January sales to lag behind December, since December is typically a strong month. The month ends […]

U.S. sales of new Class 8 trucks finished 2024 right about where they’d been all year — lower that 2022 and 2023 totals but still about 3% higher than the average for the past decade. For the month of December 2024, manufacturers reported sales of 22,383 new trucks, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. —What started with two brothers and a dream in a small Brooklyn workshop has grown into a global transportation powerhouse that has literally helped build America. Mack Trucks, celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025, has been the muscle behind many of America’s greatest achievements – from hauling materials for the Hoover Dam, to […]

With the beginning of a new year, many people are looking to make changes in their lives. One of those changes might involve finding a new job, or even a new career. For current and prospective truck drivers, this might be a great move. As 2025 kicks off, signs indicate that the trucking industry is […]

November U.S. sales of new Class 8 tractors declined 5.8% from October, but that’s expected for Thanksgiving month. What was not expected was a gain over November 2023 sales of 3.3% in a market that’s supposed to be weakening. Orders for future delivery of both tractors and trailers also grew in November, as prices for […]

As many expected, November 5, 2024, was a day that will, as they say, go down in history. In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump soundly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, following a campaign that will likely be the subject of scrutiny, analysis and dissection for decades to come. What does version 2.0 of […]

Vigil held to remember Chicago tow truck driver Hussain Farhat killed in hit-and-run crash on I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin ABC7 ChicagoTow truck operator killed in Christmas Eve hit-and-run on I-94 identified; suspect in custody TMJ4 NewsBond set for man who struck, killed Chicago tow truck driver in hit-and-run in Wisconsin CBS NewsWisconsin hit-and-run crash […]