Following two straight months of growth, the amount of freight moved by for-hire operations in the U.S. fell in February from the month before, due in part to a substantial decline in trucking, according to a Transportation Department report released Wednesday.
Spot truckload volume increased 11% during the week ending April 2 as shippers moved freight out the door to close the first quarter on a high note, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.
The average price of diesel fuel finally fell last week, breaking a streak of steady increases that started in late February when the price of oil began to rally, according to the latest numbers from the Energy Department.
A seismic change in the way Americans are shopping is affecting everything from how, when and where they make purchases to whether they pay with credit cards or mobile clicks. The transformation is rocking retail and shipping and rippling through real estate, banking and tech. (This article requires a subscription to the Wall Street Journal. […]
At this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show, communications company BlackBerry introduced an end-to-end tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators called BlackBerry Radar.
Total U.S. rail traffic continued its downward trend for the week ending March 26, as railroads logged 470,271 carloads and intermodal units, down 16.5 percent compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Sandbagged by lower demand, surging capacity and falling fuel surcharges, 19 of the 25 largest U.S. truckload carriers saw revenue decline in 2015. Overall, the combined revenue of the Top 25 Truckload Carriers dropped 2.3 percent to $27.2 billion, according to SJ Consulting Group. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, […]
With “tepid” freight demand dampening LTL profits, analysts and carriers executives say that fuel, capacity utilization, and mounting regulation will play a large role in 2016 rates. Here’s what shippers should expect…
Led by strong regional demand, spot truckload rates rose across all three equipment types during the week ending March 19, hitting their highest levels in at least a month, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.
Trucking delivered some good news this week to those yearning for spring and signs of faster economic growth. U.S. truck tonnage leaped 7.2 percent in February, after declining a revised 0.3 percent in January, the American Trucking Associations said March 22. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on […]
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