The Canadian spot market reached all-time high load volumes for November – up 69% year over year, and up 32% from the previous month of October, reports Loadlink Technologies. “These…
Cnd Spot Market Capacity Tightens Read more...
The U.S. economy contracted by 4.8% on an annualized rate in the first quarter, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, which released the gross domestic product figures April 29. According…
US Economy Shrinks 4.8% due to COVID; ATA Economist Surprised at Extent of Damage Read more...
Trucking and logistics executives at National Industrial Transportation League’s 2020 Summit discussed the contract environment, trucking capacity, truck parking, driver retention, delivery demands and hours-of-service regulations. With a down market…
Panel: Trucking Has Cause for Optimism Despite Headwinds 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...
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...
This is panning out to be a “good strong year” for trucking, according to Avery Vise, vice-president of trucking for FTR, who spoke during this month’s State of Freight webinar…
FTR: 2019 Will ‘Strong Year’ for Trucking Read more...
Canada’s trucking industry appears bullish about the state of the economy this year, findings of the monthly Today’s Trucking Pulse Survey show. Nonetheless, carriers are aware about potential threats to…
Canadian Truckers Bullish on Freight Economy Read more...
Shippers looking for some relief in capacity leverage may have to wait until at least the latter half of 2019 – and perhaps longer – based on currently available market…
JOC: No Immediate End to Bullish’ US Truck Market, Capacity Crunch Read more...
The current freight transportation market has been the “most disruptive time we’ve seen in domestic transportation,” says John Janson, director of global logistics for Sanmar, at the FTR Transportation Conference….
Shipper: Freight Economy ‘Most Disruptive’ in Memory Read more...
