Container import activity has been steady throughout the summer with no sharp shifts in inventories. Recent history suggests that will change.
The January State of Freight webinar continued with the message that the market may have made a turn that will stick around.
Preliminary Class 8 order numbers look promising for November, but tariff uncertainty adds risks as 40% of Class 8 trucks for the U.S. market are currently built in Mexico.
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, trucking industry groups see new opportunities to change the regulatory and legislative landscape.
ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence reported strong September Class 8 net orders as OEM order books open up for next year.
A recent ATA Driver Compensation Study shows median truckload driver salaries are up 10% in two years despite the poor freight market.
The August Logistics Managers’ Index showed transportation capacity increased notably while pricing growth slowed.
J.B. Hunt announced the completion of 50,000 autonomous long-haul trucking miles in a collaboration with autonomous trucking company Kodiak Robotics and Bridgestone Americas.
The July Logistics Managers’ Index points to a freight market recovery, a Tuesday report showed.
The June Logistics Managers’ Index captures no growth in transportation capacity for the first time since March 2022.
Supply chain managers indicated higher transportation pricing in May but also noted that capacity continues to grow.
CVSA International Roadcheck is Tuesday through Thursday. Its focus is on tractor protection systems in addition to alcohol and controlled substance possession.
A monthly supply chain survey shows a reversal in transportation metrics during April but points to improvement on the horizon.
Motive, a telematics, technology and fleet management platform, announced new AI-powered products and telematics hardware at the inaugural Vision 24 Motive Innovation Summit.
Transportation prices grew for a second straight month in February, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index, but couldn’t keep pace with capacity.
Werner recorded a Q4 earnings miss as low rates, excess capacity and lower truckload demand weigh down its one-way truckload business. Dedicated remained a bright spot with management looking to grow in the coming months.
The Logistics Managers’ Index for January showed transportation prices are increasing as retailers take on inventory.
In December, a federal appeals court ruled that company team drivers’ time spent in sleeper berths after eight hours can be compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case involved a former CRST trainee who sued CRST in 2016 alleging that the team-based driver training program violated the FLSA based on the carrier’s compensation policy.
The Logistics Managers’ Index report showed transportation metrics worsened again in December but noted recent inventory cuts could put the freight cycle back on track in 2024.
Weak transportation metrics were noted in a monthly survey of supply chain executives.
