The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 12, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 550,029 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending May 12 were 267,196 carloads, up 5.3 […]
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for March fell more than five points from the previous month’s record high. But it remains indicative of a favorable environment for carriers.
Spot truckload freight volume had the strongest April on record despite slipping 6.85% lower compared to March, a common seasonal trend. Compared to the same month in 2017, freight availability rose 32% according to the DAT North American Freight Index.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in 2015 implemented a rule which requires most truck drivers in the United States to use an Electronic Logging Device (ELD), which require truck drivers to adhere to specific 14-hour cycle requirements in the loading, driving, and unloading process.
Spot truckload freight rates moved higher in all three categories over the past week, according to the freight matching services provider DAT Solutions, amid an increase in loads and a decline in truck capacity.
The freight-rail industry has invested an estimated $100 billion in infrastructure, equipment and technology over the past four years to prepare for a 41 percent increase in freight shipments by 2040. The investments have paid off by making U.S. railroads safer, with mainline accidents down 32 percent over the past decade, Association of American Railroads […]
Demand in the North America-East Coast South America container trade is expected to see gradual improvement during 2018, shipping consultancy Drewry said.
Lower ocean rates to send cargo from Asia through Mexico’s Pacific Coast ports compared with US West Coast ports, an increase in the number of shipping services, and the growing cost and difficulty of securing trucking services in the United States are spurring Mexican importers to route more cargo directly. (This article requires a subscription […]
Imports at the major retail container ports in the US are expected to grow steadily throughout the summer despite the prospect of heavy tariffs on goods from China, the National Retail Federation said.
U.S. retail sales rose in broad fashion last month as bigger after-tax paychecks helped compensate for rising fuel costs, signaling consumer demand was off to a firm start this quarter.
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