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- Estes Express begins reopening of former Yellow terminals April 17, 2024Estes acquired 24 terminals through Yellow's bankruptcy proceedings and added more than 130 tractors and 6,000 trailers along with thousands of other pieces of equipment like load bars, air bags and more.
- What it takes to advocate for legal abuse reform April 16, 2024As the surge in nuclear jury verdicts intensifies, a few states are having success in ramming through tort reform aimed at curbing 'jackpot justice.'
- Roadcheck puts trailer protection, substance abuse in its crosshairs April 15, 2024CVSA will kick off its International Roadcheck blitz in about a month with tractor protection controls in the air system and alcohol and controlled substance possession getting special focus.
- Volvo building truck plant in Mexico April 12, 2024Volvo's Mexico plant will add production capacity for both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the U.S.
- Volvo uses truck crash intel to refine safety April 10, 2024A variety of new and improved proprietary active and passive safety features are included on the new VNL Volvo Trucks North America debuted earlier this year.
- Class 8 truck orders took a dip in March April 5, 2024Despite decline in orders, ACT and FTR analysts noted it was expected.
- Did increasing workloads allow carriers to stay profitable? April 4, 2024A new Truckstop.com survey noted that more than 2,000 carriers had to work harder in 2023 to stay profitable.
- Truck-involved crash fatalities rose in 2022 April 3, 2024NHTSA reported a 2% year-over-year increase in fatalities in crashes involving trucks over 10,000 pounds.