TPS StaffOutlook and BenchmarkingTopMark Funding continues record-setting sales stretchTopMark Funding recently produced another record-breaking quarter and is leading the year with a 29.2 percent gain against its first quarter revenue goals.April 29, 2022Alternative powerEPA funding available for each Lion electric zero-emission busLion Electric is preparing to assist customers in securing funding under the first $500 million tranche of the EPA’s $5 billion Clean School Bus Program.April 29, 2022Mergers & AcquisitionsMarket moves: National aftermarket chains expand; Trailer OEM growsAfter a very busy February and March, which each saw momentous acquisition announcements in the supplier segment, M&A activity slowed in the dealer, aftermarket and supplier segments in April.April 29, 2022Technician trainingAdvantage Truck Group hosts SkillsUSA Diesel Equipment Technology State ChampionshipsAdvantage Truck Group is hosting the Diesel Equipment Technology competition for the 2022 SkillsUSA Massachusetts and SkillsUSA Vermont State Championships.April 28, 2022Used trucksNavistar relocates Chicago Used Truck Center to new Joliet locationNavistar's new Chicago Used Truck Center location in Joliet is home to the Used Truck Center sales facility, calibration engineering center and eight service bays.April 28, 2022Battery electricNikola celebrates commercial launch of serial productionNikola marked the beginning of its commercial serial truck production of the Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle with a special ceremony in Coolidge, Ariz.April 28, 2022WorkforceWho’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, 2022Previous PagePage 378 of 1587Next PageTop StoriesClass 7-8October truck orders fall despite month’s historic strengthEven the month of October couldn’t turn around softening medium- and heavy-duty truck orders.CommentaryHere’s what I’m hearing about the marketSupplier UpdatesWebb, Dana agree to long-term partnershipGrowth strategiesU.S. fleet added carriers, reduced equipment in Q3Mergers & AcquisitionsFleetPride, TruckPro merging
