The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 3.2 cents to $3.324 in the biggest price drop in more than 15 months, according to Energy Information Administration data released Aug. 23.
Hot Shots: Fierce fires, ferocious floods, train derailments and more
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features the monstrous Dixie fire in California, major flooding from Tropical Storm Fred, a train colliding with a truck in Ohio and more.
Growing numbers of teens see trucking as attractive career
rucking’s age-old problem has been just that — the age of its drivers. The median age of a truck driver is 46, which is five years older than the national average for all workers. As more and more drivers — especially those in their 60s and 70s, of whom there are many on the road today — […]
SoCal truck demand spiking on record intermodal rates, railyard congestion
Demand for trucking capacity in Southern California has been on a tear over the last four weeks owing to congestion at inland intermodal terminals, steamship lines and Class I railroads restricting the number of ocean containers flowing inland, and spot intermodal rates that have eclipsed short-term truckload pricing. Shippers nervous about containers sitting at the […]
Peak season arrives early for US trucking
Strong and sustained demand, combined with widespread supply chain disruption, has advanced the US trucking industry’s traditional peak season by months, tamping down the seasonality normally associated with July and August, according to analysts interviewed by JOC.com. They expect both spot and contract truckload rates to remain strong through the end of the year, even […]
Logistics groups ready to help during potentially busy hurricane season
Hurricane season officially starts June 1, but trucking and logistics groups are already making calls and posting on social media to make sure they’re ready to respond efficiently to any impacted areas.
Hot Shots: Mudslides, floods, wildfires and more
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a Colorado highway washed out by a major mudslide, a trucker who misjudged floodwaters, a wildfire that leveled a California town and more.
Truck transportation jobs continue solid growth in July
Truck transportation jobs continued a steady rise in July, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the not-seasonally adjusted figure again growing at a faster rate than the seasonally adjusted number. Economists generally look to seasonally adjusted data as being more indicative of trends, as it seeks to smooth out short-term anomalies […]
What will the reopening of the Canadian border mean for freight?
Canada is beginning to reopen its borders for nonessential travel after a 16-month shutdown in response to COVID-19. Starting Aug. 9, fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can enter the country. Even though trade has been exempt from the restrictions — allowing trucks to move freely between Canada and the U.S. — the reopening of the border […]
Mudslides Close 46 Miles of I-70 in Colorado
DENVER, Colo. — Mudslides from heavy rains caused “extreme damage” to Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colo., Aug. 1, and transportation officials closed the road and advised long-distance truckers to detour north onto Interstate 80 through Wyoming. I-70 is a major transportation corridor between the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast. An approximately 46-mile stretch […]