FMCSA Boss Stresses ELD Preparedness Wednesday March 01, 2017 | Operations & Safety Carriers should already be prepared and focused for the US’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate set to come into effect this December, according to the FMCSA director
FTR: NAFTA Doubts Cast Cloud Over US Trucking? Friday February 10, 2017 | Business Conditions Experts at trucking consultants FTR & Associates say industry conditions in the U.S. are on the mend but unpredictable international trade flows are creating a cloud of uncertainty in the trucking business
FTR: ELD Rollout Will lead to “Substantial” Capacity Crunch Tuesday January 31, 2017 | Business Conditions American transportation consultants FTR Associates is forecasting "steadily-deteriorating conditions” for shipping capacity through 2017, in reaction to stronger demand and the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate."
Truck Freight Outlook: ‘Maximum Impact’ in 2018 Wednesday January 18, 2017 | Business Conditions, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage Truckload rates will increase about 4% in the U.S. this year, with capacity pressure brought on by the looming ELD mandate, compensating for a 'stale' economic recovery