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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls Slightly in February

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index showed that tonnage was down compared to the month before, but the decrease was less than expected.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2019

Turnover Rates Down at Large Fleets, Up at Small Fleets

While the turnover rate at large fleets sank to a two-year low, turnover at small carriers jumped a bit, according to American Trucking Associations' latest numbers.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanMarch 8, 2019

Commentary: What Do Fleet Earnings Tell Us About the State of Trucking?

Now that fleets have reported their 2018 earnings we take a dive into the results to see what it says about the current economic state of the trucking industry.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Roadrunner Transportation Closes $450 Million Rights Offering

The $450 million rights offering will allow Roadrunner Transportation to pay down debts and expenses and refocus the company after a tumultuous 2018. 

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ArticlesFebruary 28, 2019

Commentary: Freight Market Tightness Points to 3 Possible Economic Outcomes

The freight market is still tight in 2019, despite changing conditions over the course of 2018 that originally drove it forward. Noël Perry, chief economist at Truckstop.com, thinks that the current data points to three possible outcomes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2019

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rebounds in January

ATA's seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rebounded from small drop in December, increasing 2.3% for the month of January.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

New England Motor Freight Files for Bankruptcy

LTL carrier New England Motor Freight and its subsidiaries have voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey, intending to facilitate an orderly wind down of its operations.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanFebruary 1, 2019

What Will Earnings Look Like for Fleets This Year?

With our 2019 economics and truck volume forecast in place, where should that take us in terms of earnings, and where are we in the course of the earnings cycle for truckers? Commentary from the February issue of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

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Newsby Denise RondiniJanuary 31, 2019

Economic Growth Ahead at Trend Level, Says Economist at Aftermarket Event

Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, told aftermarket suppliers that the U.S. economy is likely to keep expanding the next couple of years, albeit at a more-typical pace.

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Newsby Denise RondiniJanuary 30, 2019

Challenging (Not Necessarily Bad) Year Predicted for Trucking Activity

This year should be challenging when it comes to truckable economic activity, according to economist Bob Dieli, speaking at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue in Las Vegas on Jan. 28.

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