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U.S. businesses managed to cut their inventories for the sixth straight month in July, while sales posted another increase
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Preliminary May economic data continues to be slightly negative for freight volume. Retail sales were unchanged in May, matching the unchanged report for May employment released earlier in June
Read More →U.S. manufacturers reported a 2% drop in durable goods shipments in June together with a larger 2.3% dip in orders and 0.7% cut in inventories. This news is neutral to slightly negative for freight
Read More →The Oct. 24 issue of FTR Associates' North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook report reflects a significant reduction in 2009 vehicle equipment forecasts
Read More →According to the Q3 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report, conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research, 40% of responding fleets say they are already feeling the impact of the shortage of qualified drivers
Read More →The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry declined 1.5 percent in February from January, falling after two consecutive monthly increases, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Freight Transportation Services Index
Read More →North American surface transportation trade was down 31.5 percent in June 2009 from the year-ago perio
Read More →The Great Recession hit trucking hard, but the rebound has begun with the open-deck sector leading the charge back to profitability. For the week ending March 19, a 3.2 percent uptick in flatbed freight volume compared to the previous week helped lead overall truckload freight availability on TransCore's DAT Network of load boards to increase by 2 percent nationwide
Read More →Manufacturing activity rebounded in August, with the Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing activity (PMI) increasing to a reading of 56.3, compared to 55.5 in July
Read More →TransCore's Truckload Rate Index is showing some positive signs in early February after lack-luster January
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