February Class 8 truck orders: ‘You can’t always get what you want’

The story of Class 8 truck orders in February can be summed up in the classic Rolling Stones’ lyric: “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometime, you’ll find you get what you need” in the exorbitantly priced used market.

Manufacturers kept the lid on how many orders they would accept in February because they don’t know when the supply chain gridlock will ease enough to ensure a steady flow of parts. 

And the Russian invasion of Ukraine may worsen the availability of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/february-class-8-truck-orders-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want

US trucking company owner races to Ukrainian border to aid refugees

While U.S. trucking company owner Bogdan Golosinskiy left Ukraine with his family when he was 9 years old, he says he can’t ignore the plight of hundreds of thousands of people attempting to flee the country since Russia launched its full-scale military invasion Thursday.

On Monday, Golosinskiy, founder of Safe Way Carriers, headquartered in Strafford, Missouri, was flying to Warsaw, Poland, to provide humanitarian relief to refugees, who reportedly are waiting in lines up to 18 miles long,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-trucking-company-owner-races-to-ukrainian-border-to-aid-refugees

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