One truck manufacturer exec says the digital supply chain will be the next big breakthrough in trucking productivity – even more so than electric or autonomous trucks. Speaking to suppliers…
Digital Supply Chain Greater Upside Than Auto or e-trucks Trucks? Read more...
After the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is fully implemented at the end of this year, truck utilization could climb to 100%, squeezing capacity and creating demand for as…
FTR: ELD Mandate to Put the Squeeze on Capacity Read more...
Truckload rates will increase about 4% in the U.S. this year, with capacity pressure brought on by the looming ELD mandate more than compensating for an economic recovery that’s become…
Truck Freight Outlook: ‘Maximum Impact’ in 2018 Read more...
The shortage of professional truck drivers in the Canadian for-hire trucking industry is escalating more rapidly than industry analysts previously thought, according to a new study prepared for the Canadian…
CTA Study: Truck Driver Shortage Accelerating Read more...
CTA Senior Vice President Stephen Laskowski appeared in Ottawa this week before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce to provide insight on how indispensable the trucking industry…
CTA Presses for National Trucking Harmonization Read more...
Trucking companies that don’t have ELDs yet are being urged by their customers to speed up technology deployment efforts for keeping current freight business as well as earning more in…
Shippers Pushing Early Migration to ELDs Read more...
The pavement isn’t cracking underneath the freight economy, but expect demand to only rise modestly over the next several months, said Eric Starks, president of FTR Transportation Intelligence, at a…
FTR: US Economy Safe, but Inventories Hold Back Demand Read more...
A new whitepaper released by one of the largest trucking companies in North America asks shippers to think of a driver’s time as an hourglass – “a perishable commodity which…
Carrier Sums Up Detention Math for Shippers Read more...
A new survey conducted by third party logistics company National Retail Systems (NRS) indicates that the worsening roadway conditioning may be contributing to the ongoing driver shortage, largely as delays…
Poor Roads Aggravating Driver Shortage? Read more...
