New class 8 truck orders defied expectations and “confirms confidence” in 2018 as a “strong rebound year” for North American heavy-duty truck production, reports Fleet Owner. Class 8 orders in…
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The American Transportation Research Institute, which the Canadian Trucking Alliance is a member of, released the findings of its 2017 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking….
ATRI: Increasing Driver Wages and Benefits Outpaced Lower Fuel Costs Read more...
Carriers hare reporting very little friction in getting rate increases from shippers, suggesting that market sentiment is changing, according to a column in logistics news outlet, Freight Waves. Analyzing spot…
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Just-in-time delivery – the North American supply chain inventory strategy aimed at receiving goods only as they are needed in the production process – is expected to come under pressure…
ELDs Will Put Pressure on JIT Supply Chain Read more...
Hurricane Harvey will “strongly affect” over 7% of U.S. trucking during the next two weeks, with some portion of that fraction out of operation entirely, according to analysis by freight…
Hurricane Harvey Could Shut Down 7% of Trucking Read more...
After the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is fully implemented at the end of this year, truck utilization could climb to 100%, squeezing capacity and creating demand for as…
FTR: ELD Mandate to Put the Squeeze on Capacity Read more...
Newly released U.S. Transportation Department figures show that trucking posting the second-highest increase of all freight modes since the end of the Great Recession. Trucking’s growth of 37.8% was bested…
US Trucking Activity Up Nearly 40% Since Great Recession Read more...
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) released its Freight Transportation Forecast report for 2017 through 2028 today and has projected continued growth for the transportation and trucking industry. “As the U.S….
ATA Predicts Continued Growth for Trucking Read more...
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 Read more...
