North American Class 8 truck production continues to outperform expectations, according to Dan Moyer, FTR Transportation Intelligence senior analyst for commercial vehicles. FTR expects North American ...

As is typical with Daimler Truck’s pre-earnings sales announcements, no color was provided on the statistics. Daimler Truck will report its full third-quarter earnings on Nov. 7. The latest figures ...

Coming off another pandemic-disrupted year, HDT queried major Class 8 truck builders on the key trends shaping the heavy-duty market, from the ongoing pandemic-forced kinks in the supply chain slowing ...

Class 8 truck manufacturers need to be vigilant about managing production in light of weak demand, with no near-term catalysts for a sharp improvement in sight. That was the message from Dan Moyer, ...

A statement is said to be “self-evident” when it is stating something that everyone already knows and understands. A familiar use of this is from the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths ...

Truck OEMs are about to open their 2026 order books, but industry analysts don’t expect fleets to rush to place orders. There remains too much economic and tariff-related uncertainty and they’re more ...

This is the second part in a multi-part series exploring the costs and viability of fuel cell technology as an alternative to diesel-powered Class 8 trucks. See the rest of series at this link. A fuel ...

There’s always a certain amount of pressure on fleets and owner-operators to “get it right” when spec’ing a new truck. In a business with such slim margins, a slight miscalculation can snowball into a ...

The Class 8 truck market is sizzling hot and shows no sign of cooling off. “Class 8 net orders are at historically high levels,” says analyst Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for ...