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Total Solutions for Your Fleet

Mon, 03/16/2026 - 07:00
No one offers you more. Rush Truck Centers’ goal is to help you manage your fleet more effectively by offering products and services that work best for your business. We provide our customers an integrated, one-stop approach.

Reduce Pressure on Fleet Safety Teams

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 23:00
Fleet safety teams don’t need more road event videos to review. They need fewer, more relevant ones they can trust. When AI generates incident alerts without clear criteria or context, safety interventions and driver coaching slow down. A strong safety system embeds event detection into the workflow, pairing video with telematics data for clearer insights.

Smarter Heavy-Duty Towing for Fleets

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 23:00
Heavy-duty towing may be unavoidable during a breakdown or accident, but costly delays don’t have to be. Forward-thinking fleets are using smarter tools and better processes to reduce downtime, control towing costs, and keep operations moving.

US, Allies Target China With Critical Minerals Framework

4 hours 49 min ago
The U.S., Japan and the EU are set to announce plans in the coming weeks to lay the foundation for a trade agreement in critical minerals, according to people familiar with the preparations.

Amazon Moves Prime Day Into June From July

5 hours 12 min ago
Amazon is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to sources, shifting the schedule for an event that’s become a big part of the e-commerce economy.

California Tanker Truck Route Replaces Idle Pipeline

5 hours 29 min ago
Oil drillers in California have resorted to the costly alternative of trucking crude barrels 50 miles after the closure of a refinery and idling of a key pipeline cut off outlets for their products.

Daimler Truck Confidence in DTNA Sales Rebound Grows

7 hours 14 min ago
Daimler Truck is now confident about a rebound in North American heavy-duty truck sales in 2026 after the first couple of months of the year unfolded and the volume of data points increased.

Port of Los Angeles Imports Rose 3% in February

8 hours 7 min ago
Uncertainty is mounting across global supply chains due to President Donald Trump’s changing tariff policies and the conflict in the Middle East, port Executive Director Gene Seroka said.

PlusAI Adds Night Driving for Latest SuperDrive Iteration

8 hours 46 min ago
Overnight freight deliveries could more than double the utilization of a truck, PlusAI said. The company expects to introduce night driving on customer routes in the coming weeks.

ATA Shines Spotlight on Staged Truck Accidents

9 hours 13 min ago
Triple G Express President Randy Guillot is featured in the latest episode of the "Driven" documentary series for his efforts to fight back when criminals targeted his drivers.

ATD Chairman Holmes Says Teamwork Is Key to FET Repeal

9 hours 36 min ago
The federal excise tax landed on the statute books in 1917 and remains there, crimping sales of new trucks and inhibiting the industry’s ongoing push toward greater environmental progress.

US to Waive Jones Act in Bid to Tame Spiraling Fuel Prices

10 hours 32 min ago
The century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between U.S. ports would get a 30-day exemption.

February Class 8 Orders Surge 156% From Prior Year

11 hours 29 min ago
North American Class 8 truck orders jumped year over year in February, climbing more than 150%, with ACT Research preliminary data showing orders rose 156% to 46,200 units.

Drivers Consider Going Electric as War Boosts Gas Prices

11 hours 32 min ago
Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales, especially if drivers assume their electricity prices won't be affected by the crises.

US Eyes Hormuz Escorts by April as Trump Downplays Oil Spike

11 hours 59 min ago
“The United States is the largest oil producer in the world, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump posted on social media.

US Trade Gap Narrowed in January by More Than Projected

12 hours 40 min ago
The gap in goods and services trade shrank more than 25% from the prior month to $54.5 billion, Commerce Department data showed March 12.

Oil Prices Jump Another 5%

13 hours 12 min ago
Iran has escalated its attacks aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the U.S. and Israel to end the war, targeting oil fields and refineries in a handful of Gulf Arab nations.

Mideast Shipping Crisis Widens With More Tankers Hit in Gulf

13 hours 41 min ago
Prices of fuels like diesel and jet fuel are surging as refineries in the region reduce production or shut completely, while fuel makers elsewhere balk at high crude prices.

Johnson Predicts Gas Prices Will Ease as Iran War Stabilizes

15 hours 29 min ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm concerns about rising fuel costs, saying the recent jump in prices will recede as the conflict with Iran stabilizes.

Iran Supply Chain Disruptions Threaten US Trucking

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 23:57
The Iran conflict has caused major disruptions to global supply chains that experts warn could ripple down to domestic trucking.

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