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...
As the trucking industry continues to broadly install and learn to use the ELDs (electronic logging devices) required by the FMCSA, there are beginning to be some disparities in the…
Flatbed Capacity Most Affected by ELDs Read more...
Conditions remained tight for U.S. shippers in February, with the FTR Shippers Conditions Index reflecting an unfavorable environment. Regulatory pressures coupled with slowly increasing capacity in a hot freight market,…
FTR: Truck Capacity Remains 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...
The value of U.S.-Canada freight flows increased 7.1% to $582.4 billion between 2016 and 2017, but the value of trucks’ share (58%) decreased by 2.4 percentage points, according to the…
NAFTA Trucking Freight Share Declined Last Year 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...
Looking ahead at what the U.S. trucking industry can expect for 2018, trucking analyst MacKay and Co. says Truckable Economic Activity is expected to continue at its current pace. TEA…
‘Truckable’ Economy Forecast Strong for 2018 Read more...
