Economics

By one measure, the flatbed market has never been stronger.

Strong sales of new trucks is expected to keep used truck supplies rising. 

The NFIB Small Business Optimism index jumped near its all-time high in February, and details of the report suggest that this optimism is beginning to translate to economic activity

Waymo announced late on Friday that its self-driving trucks will begin delivering goods for Google’s logistics operation in Atlanta.

Morgan Stanley says that shippers with low gross margins, bulky merchandise, and relatively low cost of goods sold who outsource their transportation needs are at the mercy of rising freight costs and will face EPS headwinds in 2018.

While driver pay has been inching up, something else has been increasing: guaranteed pay programs.

The current level of freight strength would be notable if it were June, September, or October, but it’s not. It’s February data. It is impossible to predict exactly how long this will last, but at least through 2018 we expect capacity to remain tight. 

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) is pushing a vehicle miles tax in Washington as the solution to funding road and infrastructure improvements rather than raising fuel taxes.

The economy added over 300,000 jobs in February, and trucking hires improved for the fourth consecutive month

The global freight logistics industry is in the middle of a transition driven by a confluence of factors ranging from urbanization to the rise of e-commerce, and from automation to intermodal platforms.

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The trade deficit widened in January, and the prospects of a trade war have clouded the outlook for transportation both in and out of the country

Vehicle uptime has been an area that truck manufacturers have applied increased focus on in recent years, and that is no exception with Navistar.

Mack Trucks is hoping its Mack Over The Air remote software update program brings as much success to customers going forward as it has for early adopters.

Industry experts detail what’s coming and how we need to get on board the “last mile” technology train.

After seven weeks of decline–considered normal for the season–national van rates stop sliding.

Total factory orders declined in January, in a sign that surging demand for freight carriers may ease slightly in upcoming months.

“By defining what excellence is, you can share in its success,” said Carlton Rose, UPS’ president of global fleet maintenance & engineering.

The Starship is a futuristic-looking, but completely road legal, Class 8 tractor-trailer unit built through a collaboration between Shell and AirFlow Truck Company.

Declaring that trucking needed, and would have, a seat at the table, American Trucking Associations’ President Chris Spear fired up the crowd at the official opening of TMC 2018 on Monday night in Atlanta.