NTSB: ‘Slight’ Drop in Highway Deaths

Fatalities recorded in all modes of transportation decreased 3% in 2013 from 2012, declining from 34,678 to 35,796, per preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board . Deaths on U.S. roads, which NTSB noted account for about …

North Carolina driver in fatal ready to serve jail term

A judge’s ruling last week paved the way for a North Carolina truck driver to begin serving a monthlong sentence in the Trumbull County Jail this week. Richard Pacholski, 63, of Asheboro, N.C., was convicted last April of vehicular manslaughter in conn…

Look out for hard-charging Volvo in Class 8 market share battle

TORONTO, Ont.  – The Daimler- and Paccar-owned truck manufacturers enjoyed solid truck sales performances in November, data from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association indicates. Daimler-owned Freightliner and Western Star grew their Class 8 truck sales over last year’s totals for