The U.S. government entered the $46 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) industry by effectively purchasing 30% of financially troubled LTL giant YRC Worldwide in exchange for a…
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With the second quarter quickly coming to a close, data issued by DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies and operator of an online marketplace for…
DAT reported that posted loads, for the week, headed up 15.6%, following a slower trajectory the previous week, with spot van and refrigerated rates regaining…
The May edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index showed signs of recovery in May, with truckload volumes recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels and getting closer…
The objective of the program is to evaluate and recognize—in the form of a list published on a monthly basis—less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload carriers in…
The April TCI (the most recent month for which data is available) came in at -28.66, topping the previous low of -16.08 recorded in September…
House Democrats are requesting what they call a “comprehensive review” of the final HOS rule governing as many as 3.5 million long-haul truck drivers. Those…
Falling 0.004-cents, this week’s national average came in at $2.386 per gallon, following a 0.004-cent increase for the week of May 25 and declines of…
The most recent edition of the Coyote Curve by Coyote Logistics, a subsidiary of freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS, indicated that truckload market…
For March, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at 19.7, which more than doubled February’s 7.93 reading and…
TIA officials observed that the drop in margin percent is something that has not previously occurred on the approach to recession. Source: logistics Mgmt
The March TCI (the most recent month for which data is available) came in at -8.69. FTR said that this reading represents the beginning of…
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for April—at 104.9 (2015=100)— fell 12.2%, following a 0.4% March gain, which was downwardly revised from…
FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen explained that this ruling is the result of listening to all industry stakeholders, including the motor carrier industry, truckers, safety…
The first economic shock waves of the COVID-19 pandemic have started to wash across the first quarter earnings reports of the leading publicly held less-than-truckload…
DAT said that its DAT Truckload Volume Index, which reflects the change in the number of loads with a pickup date during that month, with…
Preliminary North American Class 8 truck orders saw steep declines, driven on by the impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, according to recent data issued respectively…
For product safety, supply chain leaders should consider using sensors on products and trailers to keep products safe. Source: logistics Mgmt
Data focused this week by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not for profit research organization, focused on the continued impacts of…
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for March—at 120.4 (2015=100)—saw a 1.2% increase. And the ATA’s not seasonally-adjusted (NSA) index, which represents…