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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2019

Class 8 Truck Sales Hit High Point, But Leading Indicators Point to Downturn

Class 8 truck sales hit an all-time high last month, but other important metrics seem to be indicating an imminent downturn.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2019

Trailer Orders Rebound In September

Trailer orders hit the highest level of 2019 in September, rebounding a bit from a slow year for equipment sales, and it could indicate that fleets are more optimistic about 2020.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2019

Over 3,500 Mack Trucks Union Employees Go on Strike

About 3,500 Mack Trucks employees who are members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike at six manufacturing facilities while the two sides negotiate new wages and benefits.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2019

FTR Expects Mediocre Freight Environment for Carriers Through 2020

Freight transportation analysis firm FTR is reporting that the truck freight environment was mediocre in August and was likely to stay that way through 2020.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 7, 2019

ATA’s Spear Details How Fine Art of Policymaking Delivers for Trucking

Politics, or more exactly how to work political levers to attain favorable policy outcomes, was a running theme of the state of the industry address delivered on Oct. 7 by ATA’s Chris Spear.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 7, 2019

Driver Issues Dominate Top Industry Concerns List

For the first time, driver compensation and detention/delay at customer facilities appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top 10 list of the Top Industry issues.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Cold Carriers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Refrigerated fleet Cold Carriers Logistics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Florida on Sept. 27, according to a recent court filing.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Roadrunner to Cut Equipment, Terminals and Jobs in Downsizing Effort

Roadrunner Transportation Systems says it will downsize its unprofitable dry van business, part of the company’s truckload segment.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

For-Hire Trucking Conditions Worsen After Brief Summer Surge

August data from ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index show a pull back from July’s surprising and anomalous surge and a forecast for continued negative conditions until 2020.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2019

Uncertainty Driving Truck Fleets to Sideline Trailer Orders

“With 2020 [trailer] order boards fully open, the dramatic lack of fleet interest continues to astound."

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