Mexican heavy-duty commercial vehicle production saw a 7.6% year-over-year increase in June, with International Motors’ Escobedo plant leading the way. The Escobedo plant built 4,181 trucks in June, an 11.6% increase from the same period last year and an 18.8%…
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) will restore 400 jobs and add 200 more workers at its Mount Holly, North Carolina Freightliner plant by the end of 2026, CEO John O’Leary confirmed to Transport Topics. The move reflects a rebound in…
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) reported its first quarterly year-over-year sales increase in six quarters, with Q2 2026 vehicle sales climbing 8% to 41,687 units. The rebound marks a sharp turnaround from Q1 2026, when sales plunged 24.5% year over…
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…
Daimler Truck North America has begun rolling out an optional software update for approximately 330,000 in-service Detroit-powered vehicles, including those with DD15 engines from model years 2021-2025 and DD13 engines from model years 2022-2025. The update revises diesel exhaust fluid…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
The used truck market has shown stability despite mixed signals, with sales holding steady month to month. According to ACT Research, used Class 8 truck sales rose 5.5% year over year to 24,900 units, but were unchanged from the prior month. … Read more