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Newsby Evan LockridgeJuly 19, 2017

Spot Freight Market Returns to Normal Following Holiday Surge

The spot truckload freight market returned to seasonal norms during the week ending July 15 as the number of posted loads increased 35% and truck posts added 28%, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.

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Articlesby David CullenJuly 18, 2017

Getting Smart in the Warehouse

The surge in e-commerce orders is recasting the role warehousing plays in the supply chain. Part six of our Trucking in the 21st Century series.

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NewsJuly 18, 2017

Truckstop.com Taps Perry as Chief Economist

FTR and Truckstop.com have announced that Noël Perry, a partner at FTR, will lead the economic analysis for Truckstop.com, assuming the role of chief economist for the load board and technology company.

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NewsJuly 18, 2017

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 4.3%

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.3% in June. That's in contrast to a 6.9% gain the month prior.

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NewsJuly 18, 2017

Omnitracs Self-Certifies its ELD Solution

Omnitracs has completed testing the Intelligent Vehicle Gateway electronic logging device solution that meets the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ELD Mandate, which is scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 18, 2017.

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Newsby David CullenJuly 18, 2017

Could House Bill Slow or Even Stop ELD Rule?

The House Transportation Committee has attached a directive to this year’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill that could end up delaying or repealing the electronic logging device mandate set to go into effect on Dec. 18.

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NewsJuly 17, 2017

J.D. Power Revises May Used Truck Numbers

Initial weak sales figures in May prompted a weak forecast – but increased sales later delivered a strong showing as the month ended.

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NewsJuly 17, 2017

Geotab Brings J.J. Keller, TMW Software to Marketplace

Geotab has announced the launch of Driver DataSense from J.J. Keller & Associates and integrations to TMW Suite and TMW TruckMate from TMW Systems, through its online Marketplace.

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NewsJuly 17, 2017

Swift Creates Leadership Development Program

Swift Transportation has launched the Edge program, a proprietary leadership development program designed to incubate Swift leaders.

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Newsby David CullenJuly 17, 2017

GAO Slams FMSCA for Sluggish IT Effort

The watchdog agency of Congress has roundly criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not yet modernizing its information technology systems and for failing to fully establish an “investment management framework” for IT.

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