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Motive fires 6% of its workforce, blaming it on slowing demand.

Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, has laid off 237 employees, or roughly 6% of its workforce, due to operating cost constraints and demand issues confronting the San Francisco-based freight solutions provider. Motive CEO Shoaib Makani stated that the company experienced rapid growth over the last two years, increasing from 1,450 to 3,700...

Orders for Class 8 trucks have nowhere to go but down.

In November, Class 8 truck orders totaled 33,000 units. However, they fell for the second month in a row following record bookings in September. Supply chain issues, growing backlogs, and a slowing economy are all likely to prevent large monthly orders from being placed in the near future. Orderbooks are...