Spot truckload freight activity in June rallied to record highs for the number of available loads while rates rose to their highest points in nearly two years, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. The June level increased 24% compared to May and was up 57% year-over-year, capping a robust first half of the […]
The United States on Monday launched the first salvo in the renegotiation of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying its top priority for the talks was shrinking the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and Mexico.
E-commerce continues to fuel a boom that’s tempered by overcapacity, rate pressures, sluggish demand and political doubt. The result: “cognitive dissonance” that finds a $1.4 trillion market scratching its head.
As the US economy expands and freight demand picks up, there is one nagging issue keeping trucking executives awake at night: who will drive their trucks and haul the freight? Executives from a variety of companies, truckload and less-than-truckload, say it is getting harder to find drivers. The latest US employment data in part support […]
Trucking experts are not quiet about the technological disruption happening in the industry – from the move to alternative fuel powertrains to self-driving big rigs, digitally tethered to one another in specially designated lanes. One gear in particular will set this future in motion: logistics.
The crush of e-commerce freight is causing strains on last-mile capacity. Uneven shipping patterns are causing freight forecasts to be wrong as often as correct. Inventory-to-sales ratios are falling as manufacturers abhor keeping excess inventory for very long
As the deadline – Dec. 18 – for the mandatory use of electronic logging devices draws near, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is offering several opportunities to learn exactly what’s required. FMCSA personnel will hold information meetings across the country to discuss with drivers what’s expected of them and the equipment. Experts will be […]
Disruption is headed for transportation, but not from, as many expect, high-technology startup companies. Amazon increasingly is disrupting logistics from first to last mile, and transportation, logistics, and technology executives at the SMC3 2017 Connections Conference here this week are racing to identify the resulting threats and opportunities. (This article requires a subscription to the […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that in July, it will hold two live question-and-answer sessions about electronic logging devices. The hour-long sessions will enable participants to submit ELD-related questions to be answered by FMCSA’s ELD subject matter experts.
Freight volumes, and total shipping costs, appear to be rising in the United States, as summer retail demand kicks in and ongoing industrial expansion gradually puts more shipments into tractor-trailers. However, more freight appears to be flowing through e-commerce channels, to the disadvantage, perhaps, of traditional truckload haulers, as online shopping and “free shipping” continue […]
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