General Motors Co.’s profit surged 60% from a year ago, easily beating Wall Street’s expectations on strong demand for gas-powered trucks in the US.

DEALERS APPLAUD REPS. RIBBLE AND WALZ FOR EFFORTS WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2013) - In response to legislation introduced this week in Congress by Reps. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., and Tim Walz, D-Minn., regarding the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks, Dick Witcher, chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD) and a Massachusetts'…

Ford plans to double production of hybrid F-150 pickup trucks in 2024, accelerating the automaker's pivot toward gas-electric powertrains as a hedge against reluctance among U.S. truck buyers to go all-electric.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 6, 2010) - Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced H.R. 6312, the Heavy Truck Fairness Act, on Sept. 29. Rep. Blumenauer's legislation would repeal the 12 percent federal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and replace it with a 7.3 cents per gallon diesel tax increase. In his introductory statement, Rep…

INDUSTRY ALLIANCE FORMED TO ADVOCATE FOR REPEAL OF THE OUTDATED FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS SAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 25, 2019) – Trade groups, equipment manufacturers and businesses representing broad sectors of the trucking industry announced the launch of a new coalition, Modernize the Truck Fleet (MTF). The industry group…

Established in 1970, American Truck Dealers (ATD), a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), provides programs and services to this highly specialized segment of its membership.

ATD urges the repeal of the Federal Excise Tax on commercial motor vehicles.

Members of Congress are urged to cosponsor legislation that would repeal the federal excise tax (FET) on new heavy-duty trucks, incentivizing the replacement of older trucks with newer trucks equipped with the latest safety features to help increase highway safety.

I hope you, your families and your employees had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday. In the past week of celebrating our stars and stripes, I couldn’t help but contemplate how lucky we are to be in a country that pioneered freedom and democracy. Those tenets, after all, are the reason we as dealers have the opportunity to engage in…

Learn about the concept of profit centering for a commercial truck service department. Learn how to use a variety of templates and metrics to evaluate gross profit and expenses for opportunities to improving profitability.  Evaluate the service to labor ratio, reconcile the service inventory between the dealer management system and financial…