The American Truck Dealers (ATD) has assembled a leading lineup of manufacturing, political and economic speakers for its 45th annual Convention & Exposition in Grapevine, Texas, April 26-28, 2008.

MCLEAN, Va. (April 9, 2009) - Five heavy-duty trucks for the current model year have been nominated for the first annual “American Truck Dealers (ATD) Commercial Truck of the Year.” The nominees for the Class 8 commercial trucks sold in the United States are: Freightliner Cascadia, International LoneStar, Kenworth T660, Mack Titan and…

Commercial vehicle sales continued to post gains in the first quarter of 2019 with sales up by 12.7%. Through March, medium-duty truck sales were up 2.0% compared to this time last year. Meanwhile, heavy-duty trucks posted a very solid sales gain of 24.5%. For most manufacturers, build slots for 2019 were filled early in the year. Although…

DALLAS (April 28, 2008) - Gary Gibson, president of Tri-State Sterling Trucks in Cincinnati, Ohio, takes over as the new chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD) division of the National Automobile Dealers Association amidst challenging economic times. Gibson will serve a two-year term as ATD chairman. He previously served as vice…

WASHINGTON (April 9, 2010) -- Important segments of the commercial truck industry-dealers and drivers-in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood voiced their strong opposition today to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007.…

WASHINGTON (April 9, 2010) - Important segments of the commercial truck industry-dealers and drivers-in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood voiced their strong opposition today to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007.…

Dealers must use properly equipped forklifts and train and evaluate employees who operate them. Dealers must follow specific fueling and refueling, air quality, labeling, and recordkeeping requirements. Applies to CAR and TRUCK dealers. Dealer Guidance: OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck Rules  (May 2003) OSHA's Powered Industrial…

This NADA Driven Management Guide aims to help dealers and their advisors understand the process of valuing automobile and heavy-truck dealerships as well as the various factors that influence dealership value.

WASHINGTON – This week the nation’s commercial-truck dealers will convene on Capitol Hill to rally congressional support for S. 3052 and H.R. 2946, bills that would repeal the 12-percent federal excise tax (FET) on the sale of most heavy-duty trucks and trailers. Nearly 40 heavy-duty truck dealers and trade association executives representing…

Through the first three quarters of 2020, commercial vehicle sales fell by 27.2% compared with the same period in 2019. While Class 8 truck sales were their highest so far this year in September, they were down by 32.3% compared with September 2019. Heavy-duty truck sales fell as well, declining by 36.7% compared with the first three quarters of…