Meritor talks trucking aftermarket advancements, sets new goals
During Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Meritor’s aftermarket and product leadership sat down to provide an update of its aftermarket initiatives and the evolution of existing aftermarket products. Here’s the rundown. Electrification in the aftermarket Meritor is barreling ahead toward electrification. It recently announced series production of its 14Xe ePowertrain. When asked what opportunities the ePowertrain
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week Live Blog
It may have only been two years since Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week was held live, but a lot has changed. Supply chain challenges, rising costs and evolving technology talking points all take center stage at this year’s show. Come along with this Live Blog where I’ll chart the big takeaways and bring you sights of
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue Live Blog (UPDATED!)
We’re back at the Gaylord Texan for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue (HDAD) presented by HDMA and MacKay and Co. The last time we were together in person it was in 2020 just before the pandemic hit. Then, the big talking points were independent service aims to keep up with truck technology, training and finding technicians,
Booming demand, strained supply and delivering data with Hendrickson’s new CEO, Pres.
Conventional 2022 trucking industry predictions basically boil down to, “Meet the New Year, same as the old year.” At least in the first quarter to through the first half, strong demand will continue, as well supply constraints. We’ve heard it from ACT Research, and Hendrickson’s newly appointed president and CEO, Matt Joy, doubled down on
Making sense of the 2021 trucking market and what might be ahead
Well, that was one trucking year. While the pandemic brought dark times in 2020, trucking was a bright spot. Trucks kept rolling, fleets kept delivering and the country and economy chugged along in an alphabet soup of letter-shaped recovery. Who could have guessed that 2020 would just be a prelude to the market madness of
Commercial market outlook unchanged, automotive sees chip improvements
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the setup for the entire commercial vehicle industry remains unchanged from its recent trends, strong demand and constrained supply, but major automotive CEOs recently reported that they believe the semiconductor shortage bottomed in the September-October period. “Despite rock-solid demand metrics across the
Samsara data shows how A.I. helps combat the labor shortage
Samsara has released new data that the company says shows that industrial organizations are turning to data insights from technology solutions and A.I. to address the needs of a shifting workforce. Organizations across the world of physical operations, including transportation, logistics and warehousing, have been experiencing a surge in demand. Meanwhile, labor shortages in these
Truck market was strong in September
The latest data from ACT Research shows a stronger trucking market in September. The release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an increase in volumes, pricing, and capacity, with a lower but still-strong supply-demand balance. The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index is a monthly survey of for-hire trucking service providers. “Although it increased in September, the Volume Index is
Supply chain concerns real, tangible for used truck market
According to the latest numbers from ACT Research, preliminary used Class 8 volumes increased 5% month-over-month, but dropped 25% year-over-year in September. Through the first nine months of the year, activity is 3% higher compared to the same period a year ago, ACT said. Other data released in ACT’s preliminary report included month-over-month comparisons for
Commercial vehicle market drives toward stability at high levels
According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, forecast stability this year has been driven by three factors: 1. Major positive momentum carried over from 2020;2. The struggle of manufacturers to push production even higher in the face of record heavy organic truck demand; and 3. The benefit of vaccinations somewhat reversing the daunting upward
