Truck Orders at 8-Year High Signal U.S. Economy Rebound

Trucking companies are increasing their bets on the U.S. economy picking up speed.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. and Knight Transportation Inc. are ordering hundreds of vehicles to keep up with freight demand. They’re part of an industrywide push that’s propelling sales of big rigs to an eight-year high, buoying trucking stocks and raising pay for drivers, who are in short supply.