FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell slightly in March despite positive economic conditions, reversing an upturn from the previous month. The March TCI fell back to a reading of 2.97 after hitting 5.11 in February. However, FTR analysts say steady improvement in spot rates indicates that a market-wide move to capacity tightness is on the way. […]

Truckload carriers and their shipper customers should be more worried about e-commerce than e-logging. The distribution and fulfillment demands of Amazon.com will significantly disrupt traditional long-haul truckload shipping, and many carriers don’t see it coming. (This article requires a subscription to the Journal of Commerce. To subscribe, please click on the above link.)

After setting a new record high, a monthly gauge of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry retreated, according to new Transportation Department figures.

Trucking companies finding it hard to “seat” drivers in their tractors will have an even tougher time recruiting the skilled people they want to hire in the coming months. The latest employment data from the US Census Bureau shows they’re already struggling, with trucking payroll numbers flat in April even as the US economy expands […]

The personal finance website insidermonkey.com recently looked at what drivers in other countries earn, converted the outcomes to U.S. dollars and ranked them. See which countries pay their drivers the most and how the U.S. compares.

Trucking was not a part of the overall increase in the value of freight moved between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners during February, according to new Transportation Department figures.

The term “truck stop” may become a thing of the past as new self-driving truck technology makes its way into the industry. Early this year, Embark, a San Mateo, CA-based start-up, announced a new self-driving technology that would allow trucks to run continuously on highways from starting to end destinations, although city driving would remain […]

Want to know the economic outlook from freight’s perspective? How about “on your mark, get set, wait.” Both the shipments and expenditures indexes as reported by Cass Information Systems have now been positive for three months in a row. Throughout the U.S. economy, there are a growing number of data points suggesting that the economy […]

If you see President Trump wearing an “I heart trucks” lapel pin, thank Kevin Burch. Burch is chairman this year of American Trucking Associations, and several weeks ago, he was among a group of ATA leaders and a contingent of America’s Road Team Captains who visited the White House in late March for a conversation […]