JOC: US Spot Market Recovers
Business ConditionsAfter 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,…
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ATA’s Costello: Healthy Economic Activity But Slower Growth
Business ConditionsThe chief economist of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), Bob Costello, does not see a macro recession on the near-term horizon and is relatively sanguine about the American economy apart…
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More Trucks Per Load for Spot Market
Business ConditionsLoads were down, trucks were up in the spot market in July, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. There was a 9% decline in loads compared to…
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TCA: ELD Data Transforming Trucking
Business Conditions, Operations & Safety, Technology & EquipmentElectronic logging devices (ELDs) are providing the trucking industry and supply chain with massive amounts of real-time data about how trucks operate, says Dave Heller, vice president of government affairs for…
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Shipper ‘Storm’ Brewing Over Low Sulfur Diesel; Pushing Fuel Costs Higher
Business Conditions, Environment & FuelShippers are bracing for disruptions and increases in transportation fuel surcharges as regulations governing sulfur in ship and airline fuel are set to take effect Jan. 1. According to the…
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FMCSA Gathering Detention Data from Carriers
Business Conditions, Labour/HR/Driver ShortageThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking fleets and industry stakeholders for information about driver detention times at shipping and receiving facilities and the potential impacts those delays have on highway…
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Poll: Despite Speed Bumps, Truckers Still Optimistic About Industry
Business Conditions, Labour/HR/Driver ShortageThe road ahead for the Canadian trucking industry remains smooth despite concerns about driver shortages, plant closures and the new North American Free Trade Agreement, a survey by Transcore Link…
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FTR: Trucking Outlook Shifts to Neutral
Business ConditionsFTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for March showed its first negative reading in several years, reflecting a softening environment for carriers, the freight market analyst reported. The lower reading driven by…
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Industry Praises Renewed Efforts to Address US Truck Driver Shortage
Labour/HR/Driver ShortageTrucking associations in the US are applauding the reintroduction of a bill aimed at easing the nation’s shortage of truck drivers. The DRIVE-Safe Act was reintroduced February 26 by 14 Republicans and Democrats…
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