COVID-19 increases prompt travel restrictions by 3 states
NY issues guidelines for essential workers
CMVC: Soft Parts Aftermarket Sales in the Coming Months
Commercial Motor Vehicle Consulting’s Parts Aftermarket Sales Leading Indicator (PLI) decreased 0.9% in May, making it the fifth consecutive monthly decrease and signaling a weakening parts aftermarket sales environment.
Navistar Holds Virtual Groundbreaking for San Antonio Facility
Navistar International recently joined the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation to “virtually” break ground on a new manufacturing facility in the city.
Lordstown Motors Has Sold Out its First-Year Production
Lordstown Motor Corp.’s CEO Steve Burns said preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.
‘I will take your daughters’: Abusive business lenders under increasing scrutiny from FTC
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this month took its most significant action yet to rein in fraud and abuse by merchant cash advance providers, who have snared businesses, including truck fleets, in escalating debt traps.
Positive spot market signals, even with cloud of COVID case spikes in ag areas
Last week, the number of available spot loads increased a substantial 15.6% compared to the previous week, and national average van and reefer line-haul rates were higher than where they were before the COVID-19 crisis began in February.
2 new Love’s open, add total of 213 truck parking spaces
Added to Tennessee and Missouri
Volvo Group recognized for landfill-free plants
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Group North America was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for reducing waste at several North American facilities. Volvo received the DOE’s Better Plants Better Practice Award in recognition of its four U.S. …
Average Roadside Repair Costs Up 30% Year Over Year
The average cost per roadside repair is up 30% year over year, but five systems account for almost 70% of the work – identifying where many fleets might want to focus their attention.
Navistar virtually breaks ground at San Antonio truck plant
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Navistar International virtually broke ground today at the site of its new truck manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas. “This groundbreaking ceremony marks a milestone for us in the development of our new state-of-the-art ma…