Contract truckload rates increased year-over-year and month-to-month in June, as truckload carriers benefited from shipper concerns about capacity, according to Cass Information Systems. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link)
Mixed messages appeared to be a key theme in the most recent edition of the Cass Freight Index Report from Cass Information Systems.
Moderate second-quarter economic growth in the U.S. is generating demand for transportation workers, from truck drivers to receiving coordinators to warehouse laborers. Employers are having a tough time finding workers willing to take those jobs. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
Recently, The Wall Street Journal posted this blog report on takeaways from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ annual State of Logistics Report.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents may hesitate to hand teens the keys to the family car, but Congress is proposing to allow drivers as young as 18 to get behind the wheel of big rigs on the nation’s interstates.
Norfolk Southern Corp. released its annual sustainability report that details the company’s efforts at improving locomotive fuel economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving operating safety and customer service, and increasing workforce diversity.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced a bill that would require drivers to be paid for hours worked rather than by the mile, increase minimum insurance levels, require a ruling mandating crash avoidance technology and mandate speed limiters.
This week, The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP) a concern made up of roughly 200 United States-based manufacturers, shippers, carriers, and industry associations called on Congress to take a close look at data recently issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in its “Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study, ” and focus on reforming […]
In the best year for the freight transportation industry since the Great Recession, logistics managers chalk up efficiencies that drive further U.S. economic growth. However, capacity issues persist, causing shippers to worry about rate hikes as carriers continue to be meticulous in their partnerships.
Officials in Kentucky and Arkansas have warned truckers about two repair jobs that will impact the efficient movement of traffic.
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