Who’s in the news: Our weekly trucking employment report

Aug 8, 2025

The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Aug. 4, 2025:

MEMA appointed Jennifer Lewis as vice president of regulatory affairs.
Vincent Tesoriero is the new chief financial officer at PLM Fleet.

Dealer confidence erodes after tough Q2

Last quarter was the worst three-month segment for dealers in the history of the Trucks, Parts, Service MarketPulse survey and 65% think the second half of 2025 will be more of the same.

Rush Truck Centers reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Rush reports second-quarter revenues

LED lamps still fail; here’s why

CARB to allow ZEV credit transfers across states, classes

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

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