
The latest reports from ACT Research show improvement in for-hire freight volumes, but also a slide in the Freight Rate Index in December and a slight improvement in the economic outlook for 2020.
The latest reports from ACT Research show improvement in for-hire freight volumes, but also a slide in the Freight Rate Index in December and a slight improvement in the economic outlook for 2020.
While it’s been a challenging year for the trucking industry in some ways, comparisons to the runaway market of 2017-2018 may make it seem worse than it is. In their monthly State of Freight webinar Dec. 12, the transportation intelligence analysts at FTR discussed the top trends affecting freight volumes and rates.
SkyBitz has launched a new volumetric sensor with a high-resolution camera that offers remote asset management customers an new option for monitoring trailer capacity within the SkyBitz SmartTrailer ecosystem.
In HDT’s fifth annual Fact Book the second section deals with all aspects of logistics, giving a statistical look at how fleets are addressing available freight over the course of a year.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell to a reading of 3.17 in October, more than one point lower than the previous month’s number.
USA Truck has rebranded as USAT Capacity Solutions to better reflect a focus on comprehensive capacity solutions offerings.
In a series of tweets, CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla has gone into the trucking business.
In its latest For-Hire Trucking Index Report, ACT Research found downticks across each of the volume, productivity and capacity results, though freight rates have improved since August.
Trucking capacity appears to be catching up to strong demand in ACT Research’s latest for-hire trucking index covering the month of August.
Rising overall retail sales — both e-commerce and traditional — and the pressure to deliver products more quickly has led to more truckload and LTL delivery points, not fewer, resulting in greater pressure on capacity.
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