The number of loads on the spot truckload freight market fell 3% during the week ending Sept. 9, which included the Labor Day holiday and supply chain disruptions caused by two hurricanes, according to freight matching provider DAT Solutions and its load boards. Truckload capacity also tightened with truck posts down 15% compared to the […]
Hurricane Irma’s arrival this weekend threatens to roil US supply chains and double truckload spot rates, with analysts and transport providers warning it could take up to six months to recover. Transportation providers are still reeling from Hurricane Harvey, the Category 3 storm that hit the US Gulf Coast two weeks ago. Category 4 Irma […]
General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra likes to observe that the automotive industry will see more change in the next five years than it has in the last 50. That’s so true, and it applies to all forms of automotive transport, including trucking. Just look at some of the recent changes in transportation.
On Sept. 13, Senator John Thune of South Dakota (R), will convene a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine the potential benefits and impacts of automated commercial vehicles. Titled “Transportation Innovation: Automated Trucks and Our Nation’s Highways,” the hearing will look at the benefits of automated truck safety technology as well as the potential impacts […]
As Hurricane Harvey recedes, truck rates will only rise, not just in Texas but nationwide, thanks to the Gulf Coast storm. The question is, by how much? Perhaps in the high single digits, an industry pricing expert said. “It will be somewhere in the 8 to 10 percent range, but we’re just a few days […]
Great changes are heading toward trucking. And while it’s only natural to focus on headline-making technologies such as electric vehicles or autonomous driving technology, the tidal wave of changes coming at the industry create a ripple effect that will change aspects of the trucking industry that few have considered to this point.
Texas lawmakers acted earlier this year to adopt changes to truck rules that include platooning, truck enforcement, and size and weights. The changes took effect on Friday, Sept. 1. One new law covers permits for oversize and overweight loads in Chambers County. State law already permits oversize and overweight vehicles along state Highway 99 between […]
Hub Group has launched a new cargo tracking tool that uses satellite technology to provide real-time supply chain visibility to customers moving cargo on truck and train. Tracking technology is still nascent in the logistics industry, but the rise of e-commerce has heightened the sense of urgency when it comes to cargo visibility. Shippers have […]
Freight transportation in and around Houston remains at a standstill as companies check on staff, assess damages, and prepare for a difficult recovery and higher truck rates after historic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Harvey. Port terminals, major highways, rail lines, airports, industries, trucking docks and warehouses remain closed, along with most regular business activity in […]
Inspectors will, at their discretion, begin issuing citations for non-compliance with the federal electronic logging device mandate on the Dec. 18 deadline for adoption, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Monday. However, the 10-hour out-of-service order associated with non-compliance with the mandate will not begin until April 1, 2018, according to the CVSA, which is […]
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