Staff Writer, Author at FreightWaves

May- 2021 -

27 May

TCA to offer workshop series on leadership communication strategies for worker retention

Three-part workshop series to focus on effective leadership communication strategies to motivate and retain your essential workers.

21 May

Truckload Indexes

Staff Writer

Detention time woes? It’s time to do something about it.

Throughout the entire 90-year history of trucking in the United States, excessive detention has been a scourge on the industry. An upcoming 90-minute immersive workshop will share tools and strategies…

Apr- 2021 -

23 April

Truckload

Staff Writer

TCA Board of Directors elects James Ward chairman

James Ward, president of Maryland-based D.M. Bowman, has been elected chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association for 2021-22.

Mar- 2021 -

15 March

Cybersecurity

Staff Writer

Case study: I didn’t believe my IT security was at risk. I know better now.

The email came in stating we were under attack. All 30 servers were taken down and encrypted. Admin lost access to their Microsoft 365 accounts.

1 March

Staff Writer

Tender volumes rebound as winter starts to fades

The story last week was the huge rebound in tender volumes against a very depressed weather-influenced comparison from a snowstorm blanketing most of the U.S.

Feb- 2021 -

8 February

Truckload

Staff Writer

Truckload contract rates up double digits in Q4

Shippers spent 12% more per mile for dry van truckloads on average through most of the fourth quarter of 2020 than they did in 2019.

1 February

Staff Writer

Outbound tender volumes rebound

The West Coast port markets that drove much of the freight volumes in the back half of 2020 heated up again this week, and that led to the Outbound Tender…

Dec- 2020 -

11 December

Truckload

Staff Writer

Become more profitable in 2021

Interested in learning more about the TCA Profitability Program (TPP) and how benchmarking and data can help with your trucking operations in 2021 and beyond? TCA and FreightWaves will be…

Nov- 2020 -

30 November

Truckload

Staff Writer

Profits surge as pandemic freight booms

The average dry van carrier operating ratio for Truckload Carriers Association members dipped to a multiyear low in September, falling below 94% for the first time since late 2015.

23 November

Truckload Indexes

Staff Writer

Temperature-controlled truckload tender rejection rates hit an all-time high

The national reefer rejection index (ROTRI) topped 48% for the first time since the index’s creation this week, which could move even higher once the vaccine for COVID-19 begins being…