It’s a chilly January morning, but things are heating up around the kitchen table at Mark Murrell and Jane Jazrawy’s Newmarket home, where scoring is underway for the Best Fleets to Drive For program.
SMC3 has added truckload capabilities to BidSense, its transportation request for proposal (RFP) automation and price negotiation software.
An intensive interview process is a key part of the process as the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge winnow down the best trucking fleets for drivers to work for to be honored as Best Fleets to Drive For.
Celadon CEO Paul Svindland told HDT that the company’s "intent is to ensure drivers deliver their last loads safely and will then be instructed on where to deliver their equipment.”
Roadrunner Transportation Systems says it will downsize its unprofitable dry van business, part of the company’s truckload segment.
Heartland Express has acquired Wisconsin-based dry van truckload carrier Millis Transfer for a value of approximately $150 million, the company announced.
First-quarter 2019 GDP grew at 3.2%, and the latest guess about the second quarter is 1.7%. That latter number is a disappointment for sure, but it is not a negative, says longtime trucking economic analyst Noel Perry. But what about freight?
The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers and less-than-truckload carriers increased in the second quarter of 2018, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers increased in the first quarter of 2018, reflecting how fleets are struggling to retain and recruit new drivers as freight demand rises.
U.S. Xpress has officially launched its initial public offering of more than 18 million shares, expected to carry an $18-$20 price per share.