Complete schedule Limited schedule Notes Changes Drivers • On October 30, 2017, it was announced that
Austin Wayne Self would drive full-time for Niece Motorsports. Self had driven part-time for multiple teams including Niece,
AM Racing and
Martins Motorsports in 2017. On December 12, 2017, it was announced that
Justin Fontaine would drive a second truck, numbered 45, alongside Self. Niece also formed a technical alliance with
GMS Racing. • On November 10, 2017, it was announced that
Austin Hill would run the full season for
Young's Motorsports in the No. 02. He had run part-time for the team in 2017. • On February 7, it was announced that
Brett Moffitt would drive full-time for
Hattori Racing Enterprises in the team's No. 16 truck, replacing
Ryan Truex. Moffitt had driven part-time in the Truck Series with
Red Horse Racing in 2017. He had also previously driven for HRE in the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. • On January 8, 2018, it was announced that
Harrison Burton would be driving 9 races for
Kyle Busch Motorsports in the No. 51
Toyota Tundra. Burton will be in the truck at Martinsville in the spring and fall, Dover, Iowa, Bristol, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Texas in the fall, ISM Raceway in Phoenix, and Homestead-Miami. On January 11, it was announced that team owner
Kyle Busch will drive the No. 51 truck in three races: Las Vegas in the spring, Charlotte, and Pocono. On January 23, it was announced that
JGR NASCAR Xfinity Series driver
Brandon Jones, as well as NASCAR Next alum
Spencer Davis and
Riley Herbst, would drive the No. 51 for most of the rest of the season, with Jones and Herbst also making one start apiece in the team's No. 46 entry. • On January 17, 2018, it was announced that
Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 4 truck full-time effective May 15, when he reaches the minimum age for full-time drivers (18). Gilliland will drive in both age-eligible races at Martinsville and Dover prior to his birthday. In 2017, Gilliland drove full-time in both the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and
West, driving the No. 16
Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing and winning the West series championship. Gilliland also made Truck starts for Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 46 and No. 51 Toyota Tundras at age-eligible races in the previous season. • On January 12, 2018, it was announced that
Dalton Sargeant would be racing full-time for
GMS Racing driving the No. 25
Chevrolet Silverado. Sargeant will also compete for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2017, Sargeant drove full-time in the
ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 77
Ford Fusion for
Cunningham Motorsports. Sargeant also made a few starts in the Truck Series, driving the No. 99
MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado. • On January 16, 2018, it was announced that
Cody Coughlin would be joining
GMS Racing in 2018, driving the No. 2
Chevrolet Silverado. In 2017, Coughlin drove the No. 13
Toyota Tundra for
ThorSport Racing. • On January 23, 2018, it was announced that
Robby Lyons would run the full season for
Premium Motorsports in 2018 in the No. 15 Chevrolet. Lyons previously drove a two races for Premium in 2017, driving the organization's No. 49 entry. It was later announced prior to the spring Dover race that Lyons's sponsorship deal fell through, and he would be replaced by part-time Premium Motorsports
Cup Series driver
Ross Chastain. Lyons would return to the truck at Kansas. • On January 25, 2018, it was announced that
Chris Eggleston would drive a partial schedule for the new
David Gilliland Racing-Crosley Sports Group team. Eggleston had last run in the Truck Series in 2014. • On January 31, 2018, it was announced that
Jordan Anderson would run his own team for the 2018 season with support from
Niece Motorsports. He will drive a
Toyota Tundra for the
restrictor plate tracks and alternate other manufacturers throughout the season. • On February 2, 2018, it was announced that
Max McLaughlin, son of longtime Busch Series driver
Mike McLaughlin, had signed a driver development contract with
Niece Motorsports, and will run at least four races for the team in 2018. He will make his debut at Eldora. • On February 7, 2018, it was announced that
Myatt Snider would be joining
ThorSport Racing in 2018, driving the No.13
Ford F-150. Last year Snider drove the No. 51
Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra part-time.
Teams • On August 17, 2017,
Brad Keselowski announced the shutdown of
Brad Keselowski Racing after the 2017 season. • On December 30, 2017,
Martins Motorsports announced the closure of the team. Team owner
Tommy Joe Martins stated that deals with other drivers to drive the truck had fallen through, and that he is driving a partial
Xfinity Series schedule with
B. J. McLeod Motorsports in 2018. • On January 22, 2018,
David Gilliland Racing and
Crosley Sports Group announced a merger of their teams which includes an expansion to a single truck driver development team in the Camping World Truck Series with support from Toyota Racing Development and an alliance with
Kyle Busch Motorsports. These teams will continue to field cars in late models, the K&N Pro Series, and the ARCA racing series.
Bo LeMastus will drive the No. 54 Toyota. •
Young's Motorsports formed an alliance with Team Dillon to put Team Dillon drivers in a second Young's truck, the No. 20. The No. 20 ran part-time in 2017 but will run the length of the schedule in 2018.
Manufacturers • On January 16, 2018, it was announced that, after a six-year relationship,
ThorSport Racing split ways with
Toyota. On January 22, 2018,
Ford was announced to be the new manufacturer for the team.
Engine rules • Teams may use an Ilmor-built
LSX 396 engine, similar to the
ARCA Racing Series, in 2018, regardless of manufacturer of the body. ==Schedule==