Economics

Drop is viewed as normal during the winter by DAT

The ELD compliance rate continues to inch up among fleets according to the latest survey conducted by CarrierLists.

Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPayDetention of drivers remains a significant problem in the industry, with few solutions in sight, although ELDs may be able to help smaller fleets and owner-operators enforce detention policies.

Signs are pointing to a new reality: self-driving trucks will help the industry. And the people who keep it running will continue to show us why they’re such an important part of the supply chain.

Unilever has pulled back the veil of secrecy on its palm oil supply chain hoping that greater transparency into the process can create greater efficiencies.

The U.S. and South Korea are kicking off a renegotiation of their 2012 free trade agreement.

The Port of Dover has been honored with one of the UK’s highest awards for its congestion mitigation efforts.

Apollo Global Management is reportedly planning to take its subsidiary CEVA Logistics public by April.

A number of companies have found new life – and revenue – simply by changing their name to include the word blockchain.

Current financial news headlines are full of stories about inflation and the resurgence of inflation in the U.S. economy.  

Drivers aren’t robots and one size doesn’t fit all, so in the absence of flexibility, wide-awake drivers attempt to sleep in rest stops on 10-hour breaks during the day, which is what makes the 14-hour clock so dangerous.

Spireon is hoping to solve trailer tracking issues for mixed fleets that require customization with its FL Flex modular trailer tracking solution.

While producer price inflation for the overall service sector has remained fairly benign, hovering between 2-2.5%, freight trucking inflation has been accelerating rapidly. After a dismal 2-year period of declining rates within the trucking industry, prices have picked up, with inflation reaching a 6-year high in January.

It seems so simple, but basic attention to detail can help prevent an unwanted interaction with law enforcement, which can lead to increased insurance premiums.

The Federal Reserve reported that total industrial production declined 0.1% in January from December’s levels, weighed down by a 1% decline in mining output in the economy.

The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association has joined efforts to change the current hours-of-service rules to allow drivers to stop driving when they are tired.

The market’s coming up roses for trucking companies, but some company stocks are still viewed as a little high.

Retail sales showed unexpected sluggishness in both January and December, which was revised downward.

In all, 35% of Americans will purchase flowers this year, says the Society of American Florists, totaling some $2 billion in sales, and the most of them get to their destinations via the trucks.

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