Transportation

Big truck sales mean big economic growth, but ageing infrastructure costing billions

Big truck sales are accelerating due to improving economic activity. According to Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research, Class 8 truck builds rose to a two-year high in September. Solid economic growth is supporting trucking activity growth, but overall the industry is suffering due to America’s out-of-date infrastructure.

Big truck sales mean big economic growth, but ageing infrastructure costing billions

Big truck sales are accelerating due to improving economic activity. According to Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research, Class 8 truck builds rose to a two-year high in September. Solid economic growth is supporting trucking activity growth, but overall the industry is suffering due to America’s out-of-date infrastructure.

Truckers optimistic about Trump's tax reform plan

On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump made an appearance in bucolic Pennsylvania to pitch his tax reform efforts to truckers, promising that to put America first, means putting truckers first.