It’s starting to affect the trucking industry’s Class 8 sales, which were off to a torrid start in 2021. Even with the driver shortage affecting…
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, speaking before a gathering of top officials of the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO), said all aspects of funding…
The report’s November shipments reading—at 1.154—saw a 2.7% annual increase, topping October’s 2.4% annual gain (the first time this reading was positive in nearly two…
Increasing 5.8 cents, this week’s national average came in at $2.441, following a 1.1-cent gain, to $2.383, for the week ending November 9 and a…
The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell for the seventh time in the last eight weeks, according to data issued this week…
FTR reported that September preliminary North American Class 8 orders—at 32,000 units— topped August by 66% and rose 160% annually, on the way to the…
In a controversial move that almost certainly will rile up anti-truck safety advocates, the federal government is moving ahead with a three-year pilot program that…
Falling 0.001-cents, the national diesel average, for the week of August 24, came in at $2.426 per gallon. Source: logistics Mgmt
Company officials said this brings ODFL’s total amount of national service centers to 238. And they added that these new service centers are “strategically placed…
Company officials said that this expansion includes a new Accessory Transfer and Distribution Center to the current location at 66 Ampad Road in Westfield, Mass.…
Falling 0.005 cents, this week’s average is $2.394, following a 3.8-cent decline to $2.399 last week, a 4.3-cent decline the week of April 27 and…
An overview of derivative risk hedging strategies to hedge key industry risk factors that have a material impact to a company’s financial performance. Source: logistics…
For the first time this century, a man named Hoffa will not be leading the 1.4 million-member Teamsters union come 2022. James P. “Jim” Hoffa…
FTR reported that preliminary North American Class 8 orders—at 14,100—was off 20% compared to January, which marks the lowest order activity for the month of…
While the motor carrier hours-of-service (HOS) final rule has ostensibly been on the back burner since the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Preliminary North American Class 8 orders saw a slight dip in January, according to recent data issued respectively freight transportation consultancy FTR and ACT Research,…
FreightWeb is financially backed by Madrona Venture Group and 8VC, with the latter having also backed Flexport, Flexe and other logistics technology-focused companies. The company…
Preliminary North American Class 8 orders were stable in December, according to data issued respectively this week by freight transportation consultancy FTR and ACT Research,…
The trucking industry has waited at least three years for the federal government to issue standardized rules for entry-level training for truck drivers. Now it…
Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy announced a significant milestone today, as it said it has reached 100% automated brokering of loads to carriers—comprised of matching…