TPS StaffWorkforceWho’s in the news: Our weekly trucking employment reportThe following employment changes were announced to the trucking industry the week of April 25, 2022.April 28, 2022IndicatorsTrailer orders increase in March on strength of dry vansA 71 percent sequential surge in dry van net orders accounted for 96 percent of the total industry month-over-month gain, ACT Research reports.April 27, 2022New product releasesDayco launches heavy-duty serpentine belt kit, easy-to-install tensionerDayco has launched a line of heavy-duty serpentine belt kits featuring Dayco’s exclusive 2-piece tensioner engineered with an outer and inner tensioner.April 27, 2022Growth strategiesPhillips Connect’s new facilities support growth of the companyPhillips Connect has expanded its business facilities to accommodate explosive growth since 2020, the company says.April 27, 2022Outlook and BenchmarkingDana announces rising sales in first quarter earningsDana Incorporated announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 Wednesday. The company says sales for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $2.48 billion, compared with $2.26 billion in the same period of 2021.April 27, 2022Growth strategiesFelling Trailers adds new dealerFelling Trailers has signed Floyd’s Truck Center as an authorized Felling Trailers dealer. Floyd’s Truck Center has nine locations across Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.April 27, 2022Outlook and BenchmarkingRush Enterprises reports first quarter revenues of $1.6 billion“We are extremely proud of our strong financial results, including overall revenues and net profit, which were both first quarter records,” says W.M. “Rusty” Rush, chairman, CEO and president.April 27, 2022TrailersTwo new tandem dump trailers releasedBig Tex Trailers has launched two all-new Mega Duty Tandem Axle Dump Trailers that the company says are helping meet a growing need across construction, junk removal, and landscaping industries.April 27, 2022Outlook and BenchmarkingRV pricing update highlights skyrocketing equipment pricesA recent pricing update report by Price Digests showcasing skyrocketing acquisition costs in the recreational vehicle (RV) market further illuminates how much equipment pricing has transformed over the last two years.April 26, 2022Outlook and BenchmarkingPaccar reports record parts sales in Q1 earningsPaccar CEO Preston Feight announced Tuesday the company reported "excellent revenues and net income" for the first quarter of 2022, with consolidated net sales and revenues of $6.47 billion compared to $5.85 billion earned in the first quarter of 2021.April 26, 2022Previous PagePage 363 of 1572Next PageTop StoriesBusinessFree trade is dead; tariffs vital for government revenueBrian Wild thinks tariffs are here to stay. As a free trade guy, he doesn’t like it. “I consider them wrong. I’m as anti-tariff as you can get.”WorkforceDon Reimondo receives CVSN President's AwardUsed trucksWhat’s next for used truck pricing, demand?Class 7-8Truck orders down year over year in AugustComponentsHow to catch alternator failures before downtime arrives
