The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has had a broad impact in its first eight months, but the effect on truckload capacity is seen more in emerging time constraints on shipping lanes…
3PL: ELDs Impacting Supply Chain Time, not Driver Exits Read more...
Market conditions for trucking companies, based on metrics like fuel prices, freight demand and capacity, continues to reflect a strong environment for carriers, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. A hot economy…
Freight Demand Humming Ahead of Peak Season: FTR Read more...
Per-mile company driver pay in the first quarter of 2018 surged in the US compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to data from the National Transportation Institute,…
US Driver Pay Surging in ’18: Report Read more...
The North American economy is strong, but capacity is to remain tight for the remainder of the year, according to FTR’s State of Freight webinar last week. Avery Vise, VP…
FTR: Capacity to Remain Tight Read more...
The U.S. trucking industry is approaching record level spot rates, freight demand remains elevated, while the economy continues to grow at a good pace, according to according to FTR, which…
FTR: Trucking Conditions Never Been Better Read more...
Shippers in the U.S. are feeling the pinch of tight capacity and higher trucking prices, according to the latest Shippers Conditions Index from FTR. “The question for many shippers is…
Shippers Feeling Capacity Crunch Read more...
Freight demand and increased freight rates are boosting the U.S. trucking industry, but the dissolution of NAFTA could wipe that all out, notes ATA’s chief economist Bob Costello. Speaking at…
ATA Economist: Trucking Outlook Strong, yet Potholes Lie Ahead Read more...
This year looks to be the strongest for North American truckload and less-than-truckload pricing since 2005 and 2010, reports the Journal of Commerce. “We could break records this year” in…
Capacity Crunch Propelling Trucking Rates in 2018 Read more...
The trucking market in the U.S. is at nearly full active truck capacity, with truck orders continuing to rise, reports FTR Transportation Intelligence. While there is some expectation the market…
FTR Predicts Strong Trucking Outlook for 2018 Read more...
