TPS StaffUsed trucksAuction prices dip for Class 8 trucks, J.D. Power saysSales volumes at auction and on dealer lots are at seasonal lows, J.D. Power says.March 20, 2025Supplier UpdatesMack adds rear axle option for MD SeriesMack announced Thursday it now offers a 23,000-lb., rear axle and Cummins B6.7 engine with up to 325 horsepower on its Mack MD Series models.March 20, 2025New product releasesEaton: Battery valve meets new SAE standardEaton says its three-in-one battery vent valve is the first to meet the new SAE J3277 standard.March 20, 2025Class 3-6Reading Truck donates work truck to cityReading, Penn., gets a custom mechanics vehicle from Reading Truck.March 20, 2025TrailersNet trailer orders dropped month over month in FebruaryPreliminary numbers for February show net trailer orders dropped month over month, ACT Research and FTR reported Wednesday.March 19, 2025Supplier UpdatesDaimler makes Allison's Neutral at Stop technology standardDaimler Truck North America (DTNA) has standardized Allison's FuelSense 2.0 Neutral at Stop technology for Freightliner and Western Star trucks, the companies announced Wednesday.March 19, 2025Mergers & AcquisitionsFleetPride acquires OTR Fleet ServiceFleetPride acquired OTR Fleet Service of Houston, the companies announced Tuesday. OTR has locations across Texas, including in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.March 18, 2025Freight demandTruck tonnage bounces back with stronger FebruaryTrucking activity in the United States surged 3% in February, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported Tuesday in its For-Hire Truck Tonnage IndexMarch 18, 2025IndustryETF supports reauthorization of Diesel Emissions Reduction ActThe Engine Technology Forum supports the introduction of HR 2140; legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week for reauthorizing the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA).March 18, 2025New product releasesAir-Weigh introduces on-board weighing platformThe iWeigh platform is an on-board scale system can output data through a SAE J1939 can bus connection or Bluetooth.March 18, 2025Previous PagePage 44 of 1570Next PageTop StoriesClass 7-8Truck orders down year over year in AugustPreliminary Class 8 truck orders clocked in at 13,000 and 13,200 units in August, FTR and ACT Research reported Wednesday.ComponentsHow to catch alternator failures before downtime arrivesSuccessful Dealer AwardLearn more about Successful Dealer Award finalist Dobbs Truck GroupOutlook and BenchmarkingIt’s hard to find good news in an economic forecast these daysTrailersTrump's new steel, aluminum tariffs hit trailers, heavy-duty parts
