Canada and Mexico are seeing tremendous growth as a result of nearshoring efforts. This has generated significant interest in cross-border capabilities.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides further analysis regarding the decline in the freight market.
Hunker down once more; things appear to be heating up for LTL demand heading into the summer months.
Forward Air announced it has entered an agreement to acquire expedited transportation and less-than-truckload provider J&P Hall Express.
SONAR is the leading freight forecasting platform. Two recently added SONAR indices are proving very useful to SONAR subscribers. Learn more.
Uncertainty will be the challenge to overcome as 2020 comes to a close. DDC’s Donna Kintop suggests carriers pay close attention to rising freight volumes, the ongoing pandemic and political tensions both domestic and abroad.
FlockFreight pools together LTL freight and ships it via shared truckloads in full truckload containers instead.
Forward Air adds traditional LTL service to more of its facilities as carriers put more assets to work in the space.
The “less bad” trend may be over for less-than-truckload carriers. August updates from a couple of carriers show modest year-over-year improvement for the first time since April’s nadir.
DDC’s Chad Crotty recommends carriers take a managed approach between tech integration and applying practical knowledge as a workforce planning strategy.
Possible fines range from $13,000 to $130,000.
YRC Worldwide’s midquarter report was worse than that of its peers and adds to industry speculation that some shippers could be avoiding the carrier.
Less-than-truckload demand appears to have bounced off of an April bottom according to reports from carriers.
Plus: California Trucking Association, CERES, release report on path to electrification
Darren Prokop writes about the volatility in trucking, and how ecommerce may help less-than-truckload carriers recover in 2020.
To remain competitive in the marketplace, shippers need to adapt.
Market Expert Zach Strickland provides timely advice for shippers that need to choose either a carrier or a 3PL.
Market expert David Faulkenberry explains the details of final mile delivery.
Determining freight class is a key to shipping freight successfully. Learn more about the processes involved in this article.
Ecommerce continues to grow and Amazon and its competitors continue to innovate and grow. Read insight into the phenomenon by Anothy Smith.
Less than truckload carrier LME has suddenly closed its doors.
Incentive to get safety advocates, Congress on board
Ancra has introduced automated decking, which adjusts itself up and down the trailer based on keypad inputs from the user, eliminating the need to manually adjust support beams.
E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had to adapt in various ways to keep pace.
Probably to no great surprise to attendees in the room, American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello painted a very positive picture of the current and near-term freight environment during the ATA’s 2nd Annual Economic Summit last week in Washington, DC.
Low-speed vehicles are not often considered when companies are looking for commercial vehicles, but upgrades to a line of electric compact utility vehicles could change that.
With more regional and local deliveries due to e-commerce, there is more opportunity for truck drivers to find less-than-truckload freight, but knowing how it is billed is critical to winning contracts.
