REAL Women in Trucking (RWIT) is hosting its 5th annual Queen of the Road awards on August 14 at 6:30 p.m. PT at the Brio Italian Grille in Las Vegas. The awards were inspired by women who have worked as truck drivers, overcame obstacles, and are giving back to other women truck drivers who may […]
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All industry attendees during Wednesday’s Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) and MacKay & Company Pulse webinar said they anticipate their aftermarket parts sales business to grow this year. Nearly 90 percent predict the market to be up by at least 5 percent, with 15 percent saying they could see their aftermarket business growing by greater […]
Volvo Group selects BlackBerry for its software platform?? BlackBerry Limited announced Volvo Group has selected BlackBerry QNX as the foundational software for its main domain controller ECUs in more than 300,000 heavy vehicles Volvo Group manufactures every year. John Wall, senior vice president and co-head of BlackBerry Technology Solutions, says, “We are delighted to extend […]
Brandon Alt said he was just getting started on his delivery route that goes through Truckee, Calif., on March 8 when the car in front of him veered off the road and into the river below. As I was following her, she was weaving in and out of the lane,” said Alt. “She almost hit […]
Fifty-four per cent of heavy-duty repair shops suffered a decline in repair revenues in 2020, according to a new report from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and Fullbay. The U.S. report found average annual gross revenue per shop was between US$500,000 and $2 million, with 54% of respondents reporting a decrease in revenue due […]
Keep on trucking: Trucks must keep moving across Canada-U.S. border amid coronavirus Canada-U.S to restrict non-essential trips across their common border, while leaving it open for the movement to freight in trucks. The economic arguments for preserving the movement of trucks are clear. On an average day, about 30,000 trucks roll across the Canada-U.S. […]
Cook Brothers Truck Parts has been named winner of the Trucks, Parts, Service Distributor of the Year Award for 2020. The Distributor of the Year Award was announced at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week’s (HDAW) virtual event. Also cook brothers was named a Distributor of the Year finalist in 2010, they have nine locations in New […]
Which of 2021’s top trucking events are in-person? Unfortunately, until at least the spring, many traditional in-person events have been eschewed for virtual events. On the bright side, as the weather starts to warm up, it appears (for now) that we will all be able to meet again. There are few details so far on […]
Year-Over-Year Comparison of Class 8 Sales in US 2020: *In January, fell 22.5% compared with a year earlier to 15,675. The double-digit declines continued in the first quarter.And the coronavirus surged. *In May, Class 8 sales plunged 62.5% to 9,165, the lowest level since February 2011. * In July, year-to-date sales were only 97,110, off […]