ACT Research analysts expect higher trailer build numbers in 2023 and 2024, while Class 8 2023 build backlogs will continue to decline amidst the continuing rebalancing of the U.S. freight market ...

According to the American Truck Dealers association, Class 8 truck sales topped 254,000 units in 2022, up nearly 15% from 2021. Sales of medium-duty trucks dropped 6% to 221,834, ATD reports.

Tractor orders fell 43% year-over-year to 8,439 units. Vocational truck orders also dropped 48% to 4,584 units.

There's a welter of rules and regulations surrounding American trucking. Trucks that fall into Class 8 are subject to some of the most stringent.

Semi-trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 33,000 pounds are classified as class 8 vehicles by the Federal Highway Administration. ... upsetting the tractor-trailer's equilibrium.

July Class 8 orders down sharply, two firms report ACT Research, FTR Transportation Intelligence both measured a slump last month—possibly more than just seasonal—in heavy-duty tractor order ...

All-new Volvo VNL Class 8 tractor loads up ... we wrote about the public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy and Class 8 truck makers to ... the gap between cab and trailer.

A Texas-based startup is promising 40% fuel efficiency savings and reductions in carbon emissions from a hybrid diesel-electric Class 8 tractor set to be unveiled at the end of March.

Phillips Industries has launched three new aftermarket installation kits for the Phillips Rear-Vu Camera, a universally compatible backup camera system designed for Class 8 tractor-trailers and ...

International Motors has unveiled the newest addition to the company’s electric vehicle lineup – an all-electric Class 8 regional-haul tractor, the International eRH Series. Designed to meet the ...