The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for August, at 118.3 (2015=100), fell 3.2% on the heels of a 6.2% July increase. And…
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In the first half of this year there more than twice as many trucking cessations than all last year, and the size of companies has…
For July, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI was -0.28, which came in ahead of June’s -0.82 and May and…
Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy announced today it has released a new offering that provides TMS (Transportation Management Systems) providers, Managed Transportation Providers (MTP) and…
If a market participant is interested in using trucking freight futures for hedging or profiting, they should understand a few things about pricing before they…
The Thomasville, N.C.-based carrier reported that revenue per day in August was down 0.7% annually, attributing that to a 5.2% decline in LTL tons per…
With a 0.007-cent decline, the national diesel average now stands at $2.976, following recent declines of 0.011 cents, 0.021 cents, 1.0-cents, 0.07-cents, and 0.004-cents, respectively,…
Trucking freight rates are expected to see gains heading into the peak holiday months, according to the most recent edition of the Coyote Curve, which…
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for July, at 122.7 (2015=100), saw a 6.6% annual gain, on the heels of a 1.2%…
July shipments, at 1.171, were off 5.9% compared to a very strong July 2018 and down 0.8% compared to June. On the expenditures, side, the…
July spot truckload freight volumes and rates saw gains from June to July, according to the most recent edition of the DAT Truckload Freight Volume…
The report’s National Shipment Index, at 131.3 (2011=110.1), rose 9.7% over the first quarter after a 9.7% first quarter decline and was down 5.3% annually.…
Recent research issued by Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy takes a long look at the empty miles issues impacting trucking, including how when miles are…
Revenue-at $4.24 billion-was down 2.7% annually, and net income attributable to common shareholders-at $122 million-was down compared to $132 million a year ago. Operating income-at…
While it is true that 2018 marked what could be described as a boom year for the freight economy, a new report issued this week…
It’s become a favorite parlor game wherever shippers, carriers and logisticians meet. It could be called “How long can this fantastic economy last?” Or more…
Company officials said that the driver for this new location was to provide the company with the opportunity to be closer to its shipper customers…
The first quarter turnover rate for large fleets with more than $30 million in revenue increased 5% to 83%, which was lower than the 2018…
For May, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI was -2.3, a retreat from March’s -1.18. March represented the first time…
Roseville, Minnesota-based LME Inc., a Midwestern regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, has shuttered its operations. A notice on LME’s website that was posted yesterday, July 11,…