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Class 8 orders for January fell to 15,800 as fleets took a wait-and-see attitude on freight demand and following massive orders in 2018 that mostly filled the system for this year, according to ACT Research Co. ACT cited preliminary data it would revise as needed once final numbers from the truck makers were available.
PTAG, the Professional Trucker’s Association Group, has launched its “PTAG Safe Truck Parking Program,” primarily a hotel-booking engine with negotiated discounts built in, the organization notes.
AUSTIN, Texas — For the second year in a row, the national shortage of qualified truck drivers is considered the industry’s most pressing concern, according to an annual report prepared by the American Transportation Research Institute.