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PHILADELPHIA — Trucking leaders attending American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition gained a renewed sense of hope that legislative victories were on the horizon, including a new federal highway bill.

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, has informed the federation that he will step down at the end of 2016, when his current contract expires.

PHILADELPHIA — Music icon Sir Paul McCartney surprised and delighted the nearly 1,000 people attending a customer appreciation dinner hosted by Freightliner Trucks here on Oct. 19.

PHILADELPHIA — The uncertain future of the hours-of-service rule is the largest concern for motor carriers, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Maintaining diesel emissions aftertreatment systems can be quite costly, but preventive maintenance and employee training will give fleets a chance to minimize repair bills, engine and fleet executives said.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Retail sales of new Class 8 tractors in the United States remain on pace to set a new record this year, according to a leading industry analyst.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Retail sales of new Class 8 tractors in the United States are on pace to set a record this year, according to a leading industry analyst.

ORLANDO, Fla. — An executive with Omnitracs said he is optimistic the federal government’s final rule on the mandatory use of electronic logging devices will address concerns previously raised by the trucking industry.