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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 20, 2018

Q&A: Fenn Church on ELDs, Infrastructure, and Trucking in Alabama

Mandatory ELDs may level the playing field, but it's still a battle to get some customers to understand the constraints that the hours of service rules play. That's just one challenge facing Fenn Church, president of Church Transportation, as he leads the Alabama Trucking Association this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2018

FTR: Trucking Capacity Remaining ‘Very Tight’

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index for June came in “basically unchanged” from May-- which the research group said reflects that trucking capacity “remains very tight.”

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Photo Galleriesby StaffAugust 17, 2018

2018 Fact Book: Trucking Industry Stats

Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine's annual Fact Book is a statistical overview of the trucking industry presented in graphical format to give readers a snapshot of the trucking industry as it is today.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Senate Bill Would Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers

Three Republican Senators introduced a companion bill to the DRIVE-Safe Act that was proposed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that would lower the age requirement for new interstate truck drivers to 18 under certain conditions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Love’s Opens New Location Near Portland, Oregon

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Millersburg, Oregon, offering more truck parking spaces along the Interstate 5 corridor.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Cargofy Incorporates AI Virtual Assistant Into Freight Matching Service

Cargofy has created an artificial intelligence virtual assistant for its freight-matching service that the company described as a “Siri for truck drivers.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Spot Freight Rates Slide, But Remain High

National average van freight rates fell for the fifth week in a row, dropping 6 cents to $2.18 per mile for the week ending in Aug. 11, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Measurement of Truckload Rates Continues Upward Trajectory

The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for July indicates an increasing rate of acceleration for truckload linehaul pricing, posting the first double digit increase year over year since Cass began tracking it in 2005.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Trucking Startup Creates its Own Cryptocurrency

Silicon Valley-based truck-sharing startup Do Freight Transportation (Doft) has announced the initial offering of a cryptocurrency called Doftcoin to the trucking community.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Freight-Matching Tech Firm Cargomatic Gets Funds for Expansion

Cargomatic, a freight-matching tech startup founded in 2013, is getting a second wind with $35 million in new backing.

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