The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has taken a major step toward commercial truck safety ratings by releasing its first public assessments of heavy-duty pickups and cargo vans, revealing that fewer than half of the evaluated models meet the…
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Aeva have announced a partnership to develop an active safety system for Class 8 trucks, integrating Aeva’s 4D lidar sensors and perception software with Bendix’s collision mitigation technology. The program targets future mass-production vehicles and…
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%…
Law enforcement agencies nationwide are reporting a surge in incidents involving commercial truck drivers operating without valid credentials, as stricter federal regulations and revoked non-domiciled CDLs remove thousands of drivers from the workforce. Recent crackdowns in seven states have exposed…
U.S. medium-duty truck sales (Classes 4–7) slumped 4.7% year-over-year in May, landing at 17,663 units versus 18,532 in May 2025, according to Omdia Automotive. The slide marks the 14th consecutive month of below-prior-year performance, a streak that began in January…
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) will expand its remote over-the-air (OTA) software update capability in late 2026 to allow VNL and VNR trucks to receive updates while unoccupied. The feature, which lets drivers initiate an update, lock the truck, and…
A bright green plastic cap on a car tire valve stem is not just a cosmetic choice—it signals that the tire has been filled with nitrogen instead of regular air. The caps themselves serve no functional purpose beyond this visual…
The “power divider” switch in a semi truck’s cab is one of those controls that looks mysterious to outsiders but is critical for traction in slippery or uneven conditions. Officially known as the inter-axle differential, it functions like a locking…
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…
Ryder System CEO John Diez stated that the used-truck market conditions improved in the second quarter of 2026 and are expected to strengthen further in the second half of the year. The momentum in used vehicle sales is upward, with…