Trucking

Trucking Freight Futures end quiet trading session on Thursday while looking for direction.

by FreightWaves’ Linda Baker A limited supply of Christmas trees in Oregon, the country’s No. 1 producer, continues to drive up wholesale and retail costs. The pricetag for Noble Firs doubled compared to five years ago. In the past two years, prices have risen 15% annually. “Supply is definitely tight, said Greg Smith, owner of Molalla […]

Trucking Freight Futures in the South were feeling down on Tuesday as the East showed tepid strength.

Trucking Fright Futures open the month generally lower with volatility in the South.

TCA and our for-hire carrier members have repeatedly affirmed our support for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. Unfortunately, others in the trucking industry continue to seek exemptions to avoid complying with the rule.  The most recent example of this comes from the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC). […]

10 of 11 Trucking Freight Futures contracts higher on November/December spot roll.

The Truckload Carriers Association’s Truckload Academy has unveiled the next generation of its Fleet Manager Certificate Program. Produced in partnership with CarriersEdge, the new program includes updated content and a new subscription model that allows unlimited participants in a company to complete the program for a fixed monthly fee. Incorporating feedback from participants completing the […]

Canadian SONAR data show that trucks helped fill the void as rail capacity left the market – and then got a nice bump as it returned.

Ellen Voie, the CEO of Women in Trucking, spoke on the issues that female truckers in particular face when they are looking for parking spots.

Trucking Freight Futures quiet on Tuesday as the November spot contracts near expiration.

Redwood Logistics has unveiled Redwood Connect 2.0, which can be leveraged by logistics experts to drag and drop what they want to happen to the data from start to finish, without the need to code.

The Department of Labor claims Ben Shinn Trucking failed to remit employees’ contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan in a timely manner.

Outbound LAX Trucking Freight Futures remained weak on fundamentals after Monday’s trading session.

Outbound LAX Trucking Freight Futures had a tough week on weak port data.

The housing and construction sectors are showing signs of life, giving truckers a rare hint of optimism for the coming months.

Trucking Freight Futures remained weak in the South and West on Thursday while the East strengthened.

Trucking Freight Futures turn bearish on Wednesday as South and West lanes slip.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel We have previously discussed the Boeing decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In that decision, the NLRB changed its approach to determining whether an employer’s workplace rule violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  Before Boeing, an employer’s workplace rule would be struck down if it “could […]

Los Angeles sparks a fire in the Trucking Freight Futures markets on Tuesday.

by John Kingston, FreightWaves The data is in and it shows pretty clearly what everybody has assumed: In the Southeast at least, the size of the verdicts against trucking companies are on the rise. Data compiled by a company called CaseMetrix is stark in showing how the jury verdicts against trucking companies have gone up over the […]