The trucking and logistics industry has entered a disruptive period in which fuels, propulsion systems and the driving process itself are the subjects of debate. One key question is whether the industry is facing a “robot apocalypse” where self-driving trucks will replace millions of drivers.

Among the research projects currently on the front burner at the American Transportation Research Institute is an effort to determine if “we can identify younger drivers with the same characteristics as safe, older drivers,” advised Dan Murray, vice president of ATRI, in his keynote speech at the National Private Truck Council’s annual meeting here on […]

If you see prices creeping higher for everything from cereal to socks in the next few months, you can probably blame this stark reality: There aren’t enough truck drivers delivering the goods to stores. A severe shortage of truckers is pushing up freight costs and, in turn, nudging up retail prices. And it’s occasionally leading […]

Regulatory pressures are rising, and the capacity required for a hot freight market was slow to increase in the first quarter, putting pressure on rates, according to FTR analysis. The February Shippers Conditions Index reading from FTR was unchanged from January at -11.1, reflecting an unfavorable environment for shippers.

Truck tonnage declined for the second consecutive month in March, in a sign that the industry continues to cool after rapid growth at the end of 2017. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that truck tonnage declined 1.1% in March from February’s levels, following an upwardly-revised 0.8% decline in the previous month.

Truck orders in the first quarter of 2018 hit the second highest mark in history and mark the best period for orders since 2006, according to ACT Research. Truck orders have averaged 45,400 units per month, a mark that was only beaten in the first quarter of 2006 when the trucking industry experienced an ordering […]