Operating costs were up across the board in 2018, as fuel costs rose and fleets increased driver wages and benefits, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s latest Operational Costs…
ATRI: Fleet Operating Costs Jump Read more...
Aging drivers, the implementation of electronic logging devices and the challenges posed by climate change all pose major problems for the trucking industry, Chris Walker, president of Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines,…
Industry Execs Discuss Trucking ‘Headwinds’ at Summit Read more...
After 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,…
JOC: US Spot Market Recovers Read more...
Falling North American class 8 truck orders is a sign that the sales market is returning to normal levels, rather than an impending major recession in the freight economy, according…
Truck Orders Returning to Earth, but Not Crash Landing Read more...
The 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…
ATA’s Costello: Healthy Economic Activity But Slower Growth Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling on the supply chain to join the trucking industry in pressing for exemptions to three new Labour Code provisions set to take effect September…
CTA Calls Supply Chain to Action on Labour Code Changes Read more...
Fleet operators are most worried about keeping up with fleet management technology, shortages of qualified drivers, and a possible economy slowdown, according to a survey from TD Bank. The survey…
Bank: Tech, Drivers, and Economy Most Concerning to Fleet Managers Read more...
Shippers 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…
Shipper ‘Storm’ Brewing Over Low Sulfur Diesel; Pushing Fuel Costs Higher Read more...
FTR’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…
FTR: Trucking Outlook Shifts to Neutral Read more...
