Industry

Highway bill passes committee

The collaborative progress of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 stands in stark contrast to President Joe Biden's multi-trillion dollar infrastructure package.

May 27, 2021

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Updated CVSA out-of-service criteria now in effect

Four small changes to CVSA's annually published handbook took effect Thursday. Also, thirteen fleets will participate in NACFE's Run on Less – Electric real-world test run; autonomous trucking firm lands more funding.

April 2, 2021

This year, updates to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annually published North American Standard Out of Service Criteria handbook and smartphone application are few and far between, but they are effective as of April 1.

Industry

HDAD: Government policies related to COVID and their effect on the U.S. economy

Jeff Rosensweig’s presentation provided insights into the current business environment. The news was a mixed bag of challenging and promising short- and long-term forecasts for the U.S. economy.

January 26, 2021

Industry

Potential FET suspension decision to come this month

Since April, ATD has been attempting to get a FET repeal through 2021 in the next coronavirus economic recovery legislation.

August 6, 2020

Health & wellness

Dealer groups seek “essential services” status during coronavirus precautions

Leaders of NADA, the American Truck Dealers (ATD) and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD), among others, sent a letter this week to President Donald Trump asking for clarification that vehicle sales are essential services…

March 24, 2020

Commentary

Call to action: Now is the time for trucking to push FET repeal, new infrastructure funding

The American Truck Dealers and their partners in the Modernize the Truck Fleet still work after months to repeal the federal excise tax. Details here on TPS.

March 16, 2020

Industry

EPA pushing for ’50-state program’ to standardize emission regs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called “50-state program” that harmonizes emissions standards nationally. The move comes…

January 8, 2020

Industry

Avoiding the pitfalls of assessing federal excise tax

A busy day at the 2018 National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) Convention Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo., was punctuated by an informative presentation on common mistakes dealers make when assessing federal excise tax (FET) by…

October 5, 2018

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Will the bipartisan infrastructure package reach the finish line?

A $1.2 trillion bipartisan agreement to invest in American infrastructure lost a cloture vote in the Senate Wednesday. What does that mean for its future?

Used market setting records as prices continue to swell

Finalists announced for 2021 Distributor of the Year

HDA Truck Pride brings the gang back together for busy annual meeting

Volvo to restart production amid contract impasse with UAW

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