US spot truckload freight hit new highs in January, nearly $1 a mile higher than a year ago, according to DAT Freight & Analytics. Evan as the number of loads moved…
Capacity Crunch, Fuel Costs Push Spot Freight Rates Higher Read more...
The CEO of Canada’s largest trucking company says the carrier is not being severely affected by the cross-border vaccine mandate as most of its drivers are vaccinated. “Vaccination at TFI…
Canada’s Largest Carrier Managing Mandates Read more...
If there’s a silver lining to come from the current driver shortage and supply chain capacity constraints exacerbated by new mandates requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated, it’s that…
Vaccine Mandate Leading to Better Driver Pay: Carrier Read more...
Demand for commercial trucks began in 2022 as 2021 ended – with a very good outlook for economic activity and by extension, freight, said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president and senior…
Truck Demand Roars to Start 2022: ACT Read more...
Shippers continue to face challenging transportation conditions as diesel prices surge and truck capacity shrinks, FTR’s latest Shippers Conditions Index shows. The freight analyst reports that conditions could east at…
Omicron ‘Wild Card’ Affecting 2022 Shipping Conditions: FTR Read more...
The government of Canada’s decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for domestic federally regulated workers in the trucking industry – including many truck drivers who have been delivering products to…
Domestic Vaccine Mandate Could Fracture Supply Chain: CTA Read more...
Low labour force participation and tight transportation capacity in the coming year will keep freight demand high as inflation is expected to worsen, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello. …
ATA Economist: Freight Market Poised to Stay Strong Amid Disruptions in 2022 Read more...
In an interview with the Toronto Star and other mainstream media this week, CTA president Stephen Laskowski explained how thousands of Canadian who won’t be vaccinated in January to meet…
Star: Supply Chain ‘Horrors’ Feared as Canada Prepares for Truck Driver Vax Mandate Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute today released the findings of its 2021 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. The new “Ops Costs” research is based on detailed 2020…
ATRI Report Documents COVID Impacts on Trucking Read more...
