North American Class 8 orders closed the year at 20,000 units in December, according to preliminary data released Monday by ACT Research and FTR. Orders averaged just fewer than 20,000…
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Business conditions in 2019 have been more challenging for carriers last year, with more projected sluggishness in 2020, said ACT Research President Kenny Vieth, who lead an economic session at CCJ‘s…
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U.S. Shippers using carriers who are still not prepared for the Dec. 16 deadline to switch from automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) to federally mandated electronic logging devices (ELDs) could…
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released the latest edition of its Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. And found the average marginal cost per mile incurred by…
Labour, Maintenance Leading Trucking Costs: ATRI Read more...
Carriers, shippers and brokers agree that driver detention is a major problem in the supply chain, but solving the issue requires a “delicate balancing act with no side willing to…
Driver Detention Worsening, say Carriers Polled in Study Read more...
Operating costs were up across the board in 2018, as fuel costs rose and fleets increased driver wages and benefits, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s latest Operational Costs…
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Aging drivers, the implementation of electronic logging devices and the challenges posed by climate change all pose major problems for the trucking industry, Chris Walker, president of Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines,…
Industry Execs Discuss Trucking ‘Headwinds’ at Summit Read more...
After months of decline, the spot market is creeping upward in the U.S., just not to the heights of 2018 and out of the depths they plunged to by mid-2019,…
JOC: US Spot Market Recovers Read more...
Falling North American class 8 truck orders is a sign that the sales market is returning to normal levels, rather than an impending major recession in the freight economy, according…
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