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Battles over California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule rage far beyond state line

With slightly tightened restrictions under the California Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule having gone into effect at the start of 2025 and the prospect of numerous states following the Golden State’s lead, the regulatory world has been awash in dueling communications on the subject.

On a microeconomic level, the ACT has led to the halting of some truck sales in Oregon. But a bigger battle is taking shape across multiple states.

Unlike its sister regulation, the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/battles-over-californias-advanced-clean-trucks-rule-rage-far-beyond-state-line

Rush Enterprises keeps momentum in softening Class 8 aftermarket

High interest rates and low freight rates slowed the growth of Class 8 aftermarket sales at Rush Enterprises in the third quarter. But the nation’s largest network of truck dealerships found plenty of offsets to support strong overall results.

Class 8 truck sales rose 3% compared with a year ago, a period of severe constraint as OEMs began to meet pent-up demand that mushroomed during the pandemic.

“Our over-the-road customers … are being negatively impacted by high interest rates, and low...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rush-enterprises-keeps-momentum-in-softening-class-8-aftermarket

Outrider hiring globally for launch of autonomous distribution yards

Outrider Inc. founder and CEO Andrew Smith is the very definition of deliberate. Each robotic advance his company has made to a dangerous or dirty job in a distribution yard builds on another. Since raising $73 million in a Series C round in January, he’s been growing his team.

“While a lot of folks were pulling back on developing their teams, we’ve continued to build out Outrider’s leadership position in both safety technology and deep learning, or AI, for industrial systems,” Smith told me...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/outrider-hiring-globally-for-launch-of-autonomous-distribution-yards

Rush Enterprises plans 3:2 stock split following strong Q2

Rush Enterprises, the nation’s largest network of new truck dealerships, will execute a 3:2 split on Class A and B shares after a strong second quarter led by its parts and service business.

The split means shareholders will receive an additional one-half share for each common share held as of Aug. 7.  

Rush reported $2 billion in revenue and net income of $98.3 million, or $1.75 per diluted share. That compares with revenues of $1.8 billion and net income of $110.2 million, or $1.92, in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rush-enterprises-plans-32-stock-split-following-strong-q2

Por qué los pedidos de camiones de la Clase 8 superan a una economía inestable 

Los pedidos de camiones de la Clase 8 en febrero superaron las expectativas de las empresas de seguimiento, lo que sugiere que las flotas todavía tienen dinero para nuevos equipos.

Fue la primera vez en los últimos cinco meses que los pedidos interanuales fueron superiores. El sector alcanzó casi un récord en septiembre y luego retrocedió. 

“En el último año, los pedidos netos totales alcanzaron las 303.000 unidades. En cualquier mercado, esta es una cifra fuerte”, dijo Eric Starks, presidente de...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/por-que-los-pedidos-de-camiones-de-la-clase-8-superan-a-una-economia-inestable

Why Class 8 truck orders are outperforming shaky economy

Class 8 truck orders in February outperformed what tracking firms expected, suggesting fleets still have money for new equipment.

It was the first time in the last five months that year-over-year orders came in higher. The industry hit a near record in September and then retreated.

“Over the past year, total net orders reached 303,000 units. In any market, this is a strong number,” Eric Starks, chairman of FTR Transportation Intelligence, said in a news release. “However, given the uncertainty in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-class-8-truck-orders-are-outperforming-shaky-economy

La caída de los precios de los camiones usados deja al margen a la mayor red de concesionarios 

La caída de los precios de los camiones usados podría ser una buena noticia para aquellos en el mercado de hierro más viejo. Pero están teniendo un efecto contrario en Rush Enterprises, la mayor red de concesionarios de camiones nuevos y usados del país. 

“Mirando hacia el futuro, esperamos que los valores de camiones usados a seguir disminuyendo, y tenemos la intención de mantener nuestros bajos niveles de inventario hasta que las condiciones comienzan a normalizarse”, Rush Enterprises CEO...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-caida-de-los-precios-de-los-camiones-usados-deja-al-margen-a-la-mayor-red-de-concesionarios

Falling used truck prices push largest dealership network to sidelines

Falling prices for used trucks might be good news for those in the market for older iron. But they are having an opposite effect on Rush Enterprises, the nation’s largest new and used truck dealership network.

“Looking ahead, we expect used truck values to continue to decline, and we plan to maintain our low inventory levels until conditions begin to normalize,” Rush Enterprises CEO Willam “Rusty” Rush said Thursday on the company’s earnings’ conference call.

Rush had strong financial results in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/falling-prices-of-used-trucks-push-largest-dealership-network-to-sidelines

Paccar recalls 16,033 Peterbilt refuse trucks following rollover crashes

Paccar Inc. is recalling 16,033 Peterbilt refuse trucks built over the last eight years following three rollover accidents traced to insufficient axle bracket support.

Peterbilt investigated engineering and manufacturing of weld processes at plants after a July 2021 report of a rollover crash in Houston. A second rollover was reported in Detroit a month later and a third was in Denver in March 2022.

Paccar’s filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not specify any...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/paccar-recalls-16033-peterbilt-refuse-trucks-following-rollover-crashes

Class 8 truck orders set monthly record in September

Volvo Mack dealership

Months of accepting only a trickle of heavy-duty orders turned into a torrent in September as  Class 8 truck manufacturers fully opened orderbooks, resulting in a preliminary net order record of 53,700 units, ACT Research reported.

“September Class 8 orders were sensational no matter how you slice the data,” said Eric Crawford, ACT Research senior analyst. The industry booked 249,000 Class 8 orders over the last 12 months.

September historically is when manufacturers begin filling build slots for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/class-8-truck-orders-set-monthly-record-in-september

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