U.S. Class 8 heavy-duty truck retail sales rose 2.2% year-over-year in July to 19,254 units, marking a second straight monthly increase despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty. The growth comes as fleets and manufacturers navigate proposed EPA emissions revisions that could ease…
PACCAR CEO Preston Feight confirmed on July 28, 2026, that the company has no plans to remove human drivers from its autonomous trucks, despite rapid progress from partner Aurora Innovation. PACCAR, the parent company of Kenworth and Peterbilt, collaborates with…
PACCAR, the parent company of Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF, will continue selling its current heavy-duty truck engine configurations that do not meet the upcoming 2027 emissions standards, executives confirmed during the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call. The decision comes as…
Global supply chains and overseas production have reshaped the auto industry, but heavy-duty trucks remain a bastion of American manufacturing. Several Class 8 brands continue to build their biggest rigs on U.S. soil, led by Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack, Western…
Rush Enterprises has finalized the acquisition of five Peterbilt dealerships in South Louisiana, expanding its footprint across Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans. The deal, announced on June 30, 2026, adds five full-service Peterbilt locations, one collision…
Meet Thor24, the most expensive semi truck ever built—a one-off custom rig that blends brute force, over-the-top engineering, and jaw-dropping bling into a single 32,000-pound monster. Stretched over the bones of a 1979 Peterbilt 359 chassis, this rolling art piece…
The fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia, launched in 2024, is capable of up to 10 MPG while hauling over 40,000 pounds in payload. This is a significant improvement over other semi trucks, with most struggling to return 7 MPG. Freightliner achieved this…
The debate about whether new semi trucks are better than old ones is a contentious issue in the trucking industry. While new trucks offer improved fuel economy, driver comfort, and technological connectivity, many drivers still prefer to keep their old…
U.S. Class 8 truck retail sales fell 8% year over year in May to 17,280 units from 18,778, according to Omdia Automotive data, though they rose 8.4% month over month from 15,941 in April. Year-to-date sales through May dropped 16%…
Modern big rigs are engineering marvels, packing over 700 horsepower engines capable of hauling triple trailers and powering Australia’s longest road trains. But their cutting-edge aerodynamics have turned them into a sea of lookalikes—long-nose American rigs and cab-over designs overseas…