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Evidently the old adage “the third time’s the charm” is not holding true for the U.S. Class 8 truck and trailer market. Sales of Class 8 trucks continued their downward slide in September, coming in lower than the previous month for the third time in a row. According to data received from Omdia, formerly Wards Intelligence, […]

CALIFORNIA — Four major trucking manufacturers are set to appear in court on Friday seeking a preliminary injunction in the case against California over the Clean Truck Partnership. “Daimler, Volvo, PACCAR and International Motors are seeking a preliminary injunction to get out of a deal, the Clean Truck Partnership, that they signed with California’s Air […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license test 10 times in the span of two months in 2023 in Washington state, before he was ultimately issued a license, according to a senior official […]

SUNNYVALE and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Kodiak is announcing its achievement of receiving the highest Visually Enhanced Risk Assessment score (VERA Score) for safe driving for its self-driving trucks from Nauto Inc. “Nauto’s findings add support to our belief that the Kodiak Driver is already among the safest drivers on American highways,” said Don Burnette, […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is getting a boost in truck parking options for professional drivers. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Pennsylvania Turnpike (PA Turnpike) and Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association officials are announcing that the Commonwealth is adding 1,202 truck parking spaces in 133 locations by the end of 2026. A […]

U.S. sales of new, Class 8 trucks declined for the third consecutive month in August, according to data received from Omdia, formerly Wards Intelligence (omdia.tech.informa.com). Manufacturers reported sales of 17,876 units, down 5.1% from July’s 18,838 and 13.5% lower than sales of 20,671 in August 2024. For 2025 to date, sales are running 7.1% behind […]

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department imposed Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said an audit that was done after a deadly crash in Florida last month that was caused by a truck driver attempting an illegal U-turn showed that the previous […]

Jordan Dickerson, a student at Sage Truck Driving School, understands the value of hard work. After high school, he attended technical college and became a property maintenance technician. After a couple of years he shifted to warehouse work; then he went into business for himself, offering landscaping and tree services. When all of his work […]

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