By TPS Staff Hyundai Translead added Range Zero Emissions to its authorized commercial vehicle dealer network, the company announced Tuesday.  Range is the nation’s largest multi-OEM commercial electrical vehicle (EV) distribution platform, Hyundai says, helping fleets transition to zero-emissions transportation by bringing vehicles, infrastructure, financing, incentive expertise, service and support together. It will offer Hyundai’s XCIENT Fuel Cell truck.  “Hyundai has established XCIENT … Read More

By TPS Staff Truck Country has officially opened its new North Milwaukee dealership at N128 W21795 Holy Hill Road in Richfield, marking a major investment in customer support and service capacity for commercial trucking operations throughout southeastern Wisconsin.  The dealership opened for business on July 27. Located near the I-41 interchange on Highway 167, Truck Country the new facility replaces Truck Country’s … Read More

By Overdrive Staff Article Summary Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026: ATRI launches Top Industry Issues Survey Trucking companies and drivers can now weigh in on the top issues they face in trucking today. The American Transportation Research Institute launched its 2026 Top Industry Issues Survey, which asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the … Read More

By Matt Cole from Overdrive Brakes-system and tire problems made up the most common out-of-service (OOS) violations during the annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz earlier this year.  For drivers, lacking a valid medical certification, newly part of the OOS rules in 2025, led to the most OOS orders. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Roadcheck, this year held May 12-14, is a … Read More

By TPS Staff The early opening of 2027 order boards could be the reason for exceptionally strong July trailer order totals. In its most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report published Monday, ACT Research announces trailer orders were approximately 15,700 units in July, a 16% sequential increase and up 94% over July 2025.  The month also raised the backlog by 13% … Read More

By Todd Dills from Overdrive Starting this coming Sunday, Aug. 23, the annual Brake Safety Week inspection blitz and outreach initiative of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will see inspectors across the nation fan out to scales and the roadside with a particular focus this year on brake drums and air-disc systems’ rotors.  In the video up top, Lt. Christopher Brooks of the … Read More

By Lucas Deal from TPS Article Summary MacKay & Company projects U.S. aftermarket growth despite economic risks An expanding U.S. truck fleet with slowly rising utilization rates should drive aftermarket growth across the final months of 2026 and into 2027, but economic uncertainty at the national level should check companies from being too bullish about their growth potential in the years ahead, … Read More

By Jason Cannon from CCJ Article Summary Despite a mid-August cooling in truckload spot pricing, long-term supply constraints and strong broker sentiment point toward a sustained freight market recovery through late 2026. U.S. truckload spot rates cooled sharply in mid-August, with some segments posting historic week-over-week declines even as overall pricing remains elevated above year-ago levels, according to industry analyses … Read More

By Jason Cannon from CCJ Article Summary Driven by federal regulatory crackdowns and market attrition rather than economic growth, a sharp contraction in truck freight capacity is pushing shipping costs up while overall volume drops. U.S. truck freight capacity tightened sharply during the second quarter of 2026, driving up freight rates and shipper spending, even as overall shipment volumes continued … Read More

By Alex Lockie from Overdrive The vendor behind a recently revoked electronic logging device shed light on the black market for hours-cheating devices — and demand for them from carriers.  FMCSA has been on a tear recently, removing a total of 95 devices from the ELD registry since January 2025. The latest violation data shows inspectors in new places making headway with ELD tampering out-of-service … Read More