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...
Canadian commercial vehicle manufacturers are concerned over the “significant negative impact” caused by surtaxes on steel and aluminum, reports Truck News: In a Canadian Manufacturing Coalition briefing with representatives of…
Vehicle Makers Impacted by Tariffs: CTEA Read more...
Class 8 orders exceeded expectations again as fleets attempt to keep up with the rapidly growing freight demand, according to FTR. The truck market analyst reports class 8 truck orders…
FTR: Booming Class 8 truck Orders ‘Unprecedented’ Read more...
The average length-of-haul for trucking has fallen more than 34 percent over the last 17 years, driven by the rise of e-commerce, says American Trucking Associations chief economist Bob Costello….
Panel: e-commerce Changing Fleet Specs Read more...
As the trucking industry continues to broadly install and learn to use the ELDs (electronic logging devices) required by the FMCSA, there are beginning to be some disparities in the…
Flatbed Capacity Most Affected by ELDs Read more...
While the North American Freight market will remain strong for the rest of 2018, uncertainty in domestic and global areas could make the outlook for 2019 murky, says FTR chairman…
FTR: NAFTA Among Factors Making 2019 Freight Market ‘Murky’ Read more...
