The driver shortage in the long-haul trucking industry is likely to get worse before it gets better, as low unemployment and higher-paying alternatives to truck driving form a barrier to recruitment. As a result, shippers are likely to face renewed pressure not just to contribute more to truck driver pay, but to improve the working […]
Autonomous technologies and active safety systems can help attract a new generation of workers into trucking, industry officials told a House subcommittee.
While the devices and the hours of service (HOS) rules that govern them are far from perfect, some feel transitioning to them won’t be too hard, while others think they’ll take away too much daily operational control.
Imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are projected to grow 1.5 percent this month over the same period last year, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. Ports covered by the report are expected to handle 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent units […]
The market is reporting incredibly high air cargo rates as demand overtakes available supply out of Europe, leading to chronic space constraints on aircraft and causing congestion and delays at air cargo hubs struggling to handle the record volume. Shippers trying to shift products to market before the holidays are being further frustrated by waves […]
With the electronic logging device mandate just weeks away, shippers must acquaint themselves with the requirements of the regulation and its likely impact on US trucking capacity and supply chains, from port drayage drivers to long-haul truckers. (This article requires a subscription to the Journal of Commerce. To subscribe, please click on the above link.)
Workhorse Group says electric vehicle energy costs 35% of what diesel costs last-mile delivery fleets as nearly 1 billion packages are expected to be delivered during 2017 holiday season.
The truckload freight market has been a whirlwind of activity lately. Demand for capacity, already at a premium, pushed spot truckload rates to levels not seen since December 2014. Economic growth and agricultural activity added to the total freight available for all carriers, but hurricane-driven disruption stalled contract hauls and shifted some of that volume […]
The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative (NACPC) is adding 1,200 new chassis and plans further expansion of a business model that its executives say has been a catalyst for improving chassis quality and controlling costs. NACPC, organized five years ago, has had an outsized impact on the intermodal chassis market, said NACPC chairman Dave Manning, […]
Rising prices and a critical shortfall of air cargo space could threaten vehicle production, according to emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical (ETC). Problems in booking airfreight, particularly hit Europe to North American routes, along with issues on the Asia to North America and Europe trade lanes, all point to “a fractious period” for the […]
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