As trucking companies continue to grapple with thin margins and ever-escalating operating costs, it’s imperative governments do what they can to ensure the competitive playing field remains levelled across the…
CTA Offers Gov’t Solutions to Improve Trucking Competitiveness, Expand Growth Read more...
William Strauss, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he would not be surprised if at this time next year the US economy will be in the…
US ‘Tortoise Recovery’ Expected to Trek Forward Read more...
The current freight transportation market has been the “most disruptive time we’ve seen in domestic transportation,” says John Janson, director of global logistics for Sanmar, at the FTR Transportation Conference….
Shipper: Freight Economy ‘Most Disruptive’ in Memory Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released an online data collection initiative to solicit commercial driver perspectives on how they are affected by customer detention. The driver feedback will be…
ATRI Launches Online Survey on Driver Detention Impacts Read more...
The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has had a broad impact in its first eight months, but the effect on truckload capacity is seen more in emerging time constraints on shipping lanes…
3PL: ELDs Impacting Supply Chain Time, not Driver Exits Read more...
Electric commercial vehicles, like Tesla’s upcoming electric Semi, could see significant increases in market share the next few decades, according to ACT Research. As battery technology improves and other advantages become…
Commercial E-Truck Sales Could Top 100K by 2035 Read more...
Market conditions for trucking companies, based on metrics like fuel prices, freight demand and capacity, continues to reflect a strong environment for carriers, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. A hot economy…
Freight Demand Humming Ahead of Peak Season: FTR Read more...
For the fourth time in six months, North American Class 8 truck orders exceeded 40,000 units, according to the latest data from ACT Research. Orders totaled 42,224 units in June….
Class 8 Orders Strongest in Over a Decade: ACT Read more...
The North American economy is strong, but capacity is to remain tight for the remainder of the year, according to FTR’s State of Freight webinar last week. Avery Vise, VP…
FTR: Capacity to Remain Tight Read more...
