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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2020

Report Shows Decrease in Miles Driven, Increase in Unsafe Behaviors

Teletrac Navman recently released findings from a report on driving behaviors during the first month of the COVID-19 national shutdown.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2020

April Truck Tonnage Takes a Dive, 11.3% Below Last Year

The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index saw a huge drop in for-hire freight levels in April, plummetting 12.2% after seeing a slight 0.4% upturn in March.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2020

Last Chance: COVID-19 Fleet Survey

Help us track how COVID-19 is affecting our fleet readers by completing this survey.

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ArticlesMay 18, 2020

FTR: Trucking Has Likely Bottomed, Recovery Will Be Slow

Trucking conditions likely bottomed in mid-April, but a speedy recovery isn’t anticipated, according to FTR.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2020

April Trailer Orders Drop to Lowest Level in 30 Years

According to preliminary reports from both FTR and ACT Research, trailer orders for April have dropped to a historic low.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2020

ATRI Announces 2020 Top Research Priorities

The American Transportation Research Institute’s board of directors recently approved the its 2020 Top Research Priorities as identified by the group’s Research Advisory Committee.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2020

Research: Large Carriers Seeing Biggest Volume Increases

While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected fleets both big and small, larger carriers seem to be seeing their volumes increase slightly higher, according to research from FourKites.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2020

HDT Seeks Fleets to Help With COVID-19 Research

In a continuing effort to gauge the COVID-19 outbreak’s effect on the trucking industry, HDT has launched a second survey to measure how fleets are being affected around the country.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2020

‘Large Truck’ Highway Fatalities Rose in 2019

While early estimates for 2019 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show an overall decrease in highway fatalities for the third consecutive year, fatalities involving trucks over 10,000 pounds rose slightly.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

ATRI, OOIDA Research Identifies COVID-19 Impacts

The American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association Foundation have released research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of trucking operations.

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