Transport-related mergers and acquisitions are picking up steam in North America, reports Supply Chain Drive magazine. Nikhil Sathe, managing director of Logisyn Advisors, said the jump in transportation M&A behavior…
Trucking M&A Intensifies En savoir plus
The “Amazon Effect” could explain the recent spike in driver turnover. Traditionally, driver turnover rates go down when freight demand is relatively soft, as it was in 2019, but turnover has…
Amazon Effect’ Could Explain Rising Driver Turnover in Soft Market En savoir plus
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 En savoir plus
A “trucker’s market” is due to finally arrive in 2018, says Stifel Nicolaus trucking analyst John Larkin, although he cautions that supply and demand is tight across the industry as…
Analyst: 2018 a ‘Trucker’s Market’ En savoir plus
Economic growth should accelerate and impending regulations should give carriers the ability to increase rates next year, according to speakers at Newcom’s Surface Transportation Summit last week. Carlos Gomes, senior…
Economists: Conditions Pave Way for Rate Rebound En savoir plus
Economic slowdown reversed expansion at the 100 largest U.S. and Canadian trucking companies in 2015, pulling down their combined revenue 3.1 percent to $72.4 billion after strong growth in 2014,…
JOC: Top Truck Companies Reversed Expansion En savoir plus
This year will be somewhat of a transition year for carriers as freight flows appear to be less disrupted than in 2014,” says John Larkin, managing director and head of…
Trucking Conditions Solid Despite Facing Headwinds En savoir plus
Strong industrial and retail economy, as well as tightness in capacity due to the lack of any new entrants in the past 10 years, has the once-beleaguered LTL sector poised…
LTL Profit Revved for Revival En savoir plus
Driver turnover in the truckload sector is worsening, according to recently released figures, according to the American Trucking Associations. Truckload driver turnover at fleets doing more than $30 million in…
Truckers Third Most Difficult Job to Fill; Turnover Rises En savoir plus
