You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That old chestnut could have served as the title to Stay Metrics’ latest white paper. Instead, the analytics firm, which specializes in driver retention, engagement and training, went with a couple of cover-page questions: “Is Early Turnover Damaging the Business? How and What Can […]
Uber officials said July 30 it is closing its autonomous trucks segment to concentrate on its self-driving cars. Uber told CNN, NBC and other news outlets that it wants to focus all its expertise and energy on deploying self-driving cars, adding the company had concluded that is “the best path forward.” Uber acquired the autonomous […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 28, 2018, as well as volumes for July 2018. U.S. railroads originated 1,048,293 carloads in July 2018, up 3.5 percent, or 35,208 carloads, from July 2017. U.S. railroads also originated 1,108,142 containers and trailers in July 2018, up 6.9 […]
Second quarter intermodal volume growth picked up where the first quarter left off: heading in the right direction and going strong. That was one of the key takeaways from theIntermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) quarterly “Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics Report,” which was released this week.
Freight car deliveries will reach nearly 60,000 units by 2022, driven by strength in boxcars, covered hoppers, mill gondolas, intermodal equipment, and tank cars, according to the most recent forecast issued by Economic Planning Associates.
After a weak start to the year, demand for global airfreight has been trending steadily upward, note analysts for The International Air Transport Association (IATA). Shippers should realize, however, that the rapid expansion witnessed in 2017 may be coming to an end, with demand still growing, but at a slower pace through the last half […]
The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, is calling for all state legislatures to require electronic logging devices in commercial trucks that only operate within their state (intrastate).
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.4%, to 113 (2015=100) from May to June, following a 0.4% April to May increase.On an annual basis, the SA was up 7.8%, which is ahead of May’s 7.4% annual gain. And on a year-to-date basis, SA is up 7.9%, which tops last year’s 3.8% […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 21, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 553,024 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.9 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending July 21 were 265,338 carloads, up 3.8 […]
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has introduced a draft of an infrastructure plan that would be funded in part by an increase in fuel taxes.
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