According to FTR Transportation Intelligence, orders of Class 8 trucks – the heavy-duty trucks that commonly carry goods between cities – reached 133,900 for the first quarter of 2018. The orders represent a 98.4% increase from the first quarter of 2017 and the highest level of orders since 2006.
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Prices of aluminum reached their highest point since 2012 on Thursday as US sanctions against Russian supplier United Co. Rusal put a ripple in supply. After the LME and CME Group’s Comex noted the refusal of aluminum deliveries from Rusal – the largest aluminum producer outside of China – Rusal was forced to declare force majeure on shipments of alumina, a key input in the production of aluminum.
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