Commercial vehicle populations, aftermarket demand expected to grow

Conventional thinking suggests that when the Class 8 truck market is suffering, the aftermarket is thriving. As fleets extend lifecycles – and they are – it stands to reason there’ll…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trailer market comes to life, Class 8 fleet older than it’s been in a decade

Trailer buyers stepped up in December, possibly in an attempt to get ahead of tariff pass-throughs. The Class 8 fleet continues to age and is older than it’s been in…

Frustration, confusion over tariffs on display during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue

It was the topic no one at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue wanted to talk about, but one that couldn’t be avoided. And it wasn’t long into the day before it…

Cummins rolls out new Meritor brake pad, recognizes top Euclid brand ambassadors

Cummins introduced a new Meritor air disc brake pad that it says is compatible with 70% of the Class 8 truck and trailer market, in both linehaul and severe-service applications.

Fleets turning to value parts, online shopping with budgets under pressure

The name on the box is less important to aftermarket parts buyers than it has been in the past, as they are more likely to switch brands or try value…

US fleets ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2026 but in no rush to order equipment

If the mood among fleets at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue the past two years was “uncertainty,” this year it has shifted to “cautious optimism.” “Last year, we had one outstanding…

How DTNA is evolving aftermarket offerings in response to tariffs, extended trade cycles and online shopping

“If you’re sourcing from high-tariff countries, I can’t overstate enough the importance of actively working to find nearshore and onshore opportunities.” That was the message from Drew Backeberg, senior vice…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trucking sentiment improving, reflecting ‘cautious optimism’

The mood in trucking is improving, ever so slowly, based on the latest reports to cross our desks. ACT Research characterizes it as ‘cautious optimism’ as clarity around EPA27 emissions…

Via train hits two semi-trailers in Quebec, no injuries reported

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CN police are investigating after a passenger train with more than 100 people aboard hit two truck trailers and derailed northeast of Quebec…

Here Technologies building precision AI mapping tools for fleets, down to the “last meter”

Last-mile mapping is yesterday’s news. Here Technologies said it can deliver last-meter mapping for automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers requiring greater precision. That means a truck can not only be…

Clarios solving trucking problems through battery connectivity

When Clarios began offering connectivity services for its 12-volt batteries, it took a call from a fleet that was struggling with its trailer batteries. Its first response was, trailers have…

Ottawa keeps approving trucking LMIAs and asking questions later

The federal government says it’s cracking down on abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. I spent some time over the holidays looking at government provided…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Truck buyers step up, spot market reaches multi-year highs

Class 8 truck orders surged in December, but analysts warn against reading too much into it, since freight fundamentals remain weak. Trucking conditions also improved, thanks to reduced capacity and…

Truck makers brace for prolonged downturn as autonomy gains momentum and electrification cools

Demand for Class 8 trucks in North America is not likely to improve in the first half of 2026 and truck makers will have to seek out new revenue sources…

Kodiak partners with Bosch on self-driving truck hardware

Autonomous truck maker Kodiak has inked a deal with Bosch to build the hardware needed to cost-competitively scale up production of its self-driving trucks. The deal was jointly announced at…