American Trucking Associations (ATA) is projecting U.S. freight volumes to grow 2.8% this year, followed by 3.4% annual growth through 2023 – a trend that could lead to potential capacity…
Rising Volumes Could Lead to Capacity Crunches: ATA En savoir plus
E-commerce freight is causing strains on last-mile capacity. Uneven shipping patterns are playing havoc with freight forecasts. Inventory-to-sales ratios are falling as manufacturers abhor keeping excess inventory for very long,…
Disruptions, Uneven Shipping Patterns Changing ‘Peak Season’ En savoir plus
Increasing demand for more ‘organic’ produce will further complicate the logistics of the fresh foods freight sector in an ELD environment, according to Tom Finkbiner and Theodore Prince, co-founders of…
ELDs Could Significantly Impact Reefer Market En savoir plus
Spot truckload freight availability in May reached its highest point since September, 2015, increasing 7.3% compared to April and 63% year-over-year, reported DAT Solutions, which operates the industry’s largest on-demand exchange for spot truckload…
Freight Recession’s Over: Analyst En savoir plus
Uncertainty over international trade – combined with impeding electronic logging device mandates as well as automation and on-demand servicing in the transportation industry – are the key potential disruptions which…
FTR: ‘Disruptions ‘Ahead’ En savoir plus
The American Transportation Research Institute, of which the Canadian Trucking Alliance is a member, is seeking carrier input for the annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report. An…
ATRI Seeks Carrier Input for Operational Costs Survey En savoir plus
NAFTA works, so don’t mess with success. That essentially was the message U.S. automakers delivered to the Trump administration this week. According to a Politico.com, and as reported in U.S….
Car Makers to Trump on NAFTA: Don’t Fix What ‘Aint Broke En savoir plus
The value of U.S.-Canada freight flows increased by 10.4% to $51.2 billion between March 2016 and March 2017 as the value of freight on all five major modes increased from…
U.S.-Canada Freight Surges More Than 10% En savoir plus
The trucking industry is facing a time of significant change and the Canadian Trucking Alliance is in the midst of it all, the Alliance’s newly named president told member carriers…
Laskowski Charts Trucking’s Path Toward Change En savoir plus
