YRC Worldwide, still struggling to find its financial footing in one of the best freight environments in a generation, is trying to cut its way…
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Convoy said this offering leverages algorithmically evaluates and continuously optimizes how loads can be grouped in real-time, all without human intervention. Source: logistics Mgmt
Uber Freight’s Facility Insights Report is based on data culled since the beginning of 2019, with the company saying it illustrates facility trends and provides…
Austin, Texas-based freight brokerage and transportation management services provider Arrive Logistics said this week it has closed on a $25 million Series B equity financing.…
May spot truckload freight volumes fell far short of typical seasonal trends, according to the most recent edition of the DAT Truckload Freight Volume Index.…
For April, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at -0.64, representing an improvement over March’s -1.18. March represented…
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for April, at 121.8 (2015=100) headed up 7.4% on the heels of a 2% decline in…
A December 2019 deadline for adopting new systems for carriers to record truck drivers’ hours of service could cause a short-term blip in capacity as…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a “potential” pilot program that would allow drivers ages 18 to 20 to operate…
For March, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at -1.18, which FTR said reflects a softening environment for…
While headlines trumpet startups that promise to fix one of freight shipping’s biggest inefficiencies, it’s too early to declare victory. Shippers must look at how…
Data issued this week by Portland, Oregon-based freight marketplace platform and information provider DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, continued the ongoing themes of strong…
YRC reported consolidated operating revenue for first quarter of $1.182 billion and a consolidated operating loss of $31.7 million, which included a $1.6 million net…
The Teamsters said that this contract raises wages, restores a week of vacation, and protects benefits. This contract covers roughly 25,000 YRC Freight workers at…
After several false starts and nearly two years of negotiations and ratifications by separate Teamsters locals, a five-year contract covering about 250,000 Teamster-represented workers at…
Entitled Delivery Track, Pitt Ohio said this offering leverages what it described as sophisticated data mining techniques that tie a shipment to the truck moving…
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload and full-service freight transportation provider announced this week it has formed a new entity, entitled U.S. Xpress Ventures. U.S. Xpress described U.S.…
Through this partnership, project44’s Advanced Visibility Platform will be integrated into the U.S. Bank Freight Payment offering. Source: logistics Mgmt
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for January, at 117.3 (2015=100) was up 2.3% compared to December, which was off 1%, and…
January shipments, at 1.128, slipped 0.3% annually and 1.2% compared to December and expenditures, at 2.792, were up 7.8% annually and down 4% compared to…