Trucking News

US freight rates are set to rise not just this year, but into the near future, analysts predict. However, there is an upside for shippers to the strengthening US/global economies that are pushing up freight rates.

The partnerships will allow Netherlands-based Mammoet to provide service in the Spanish market.

In the second half of 2017, many logistics firms struggled to keep up with rising carrier prices and had difficulty passing those increases along to shippers.

The acquisition of Direct Right Cartage, which occurs as Canadian demand for intermodal climbs, helps expand Manitoulin Transport's links between Western and Central Canada.

DCLI now owns, leases, or manages approximately 136,000 marine chassis, as well as approximately 80,000 domestic chassis, for a total of more than 216,000 units.

An unexpected diversion of freight to rails in the wake of last year's hurricanes will cost the trucking company.

From air freight to ocean to trucking, e-commerce is exerting palpable influence on the various transport markets.

In particular, the FMCSA will focus on accelerating tests of autonomous vehicle technologies, believing they have the potential to significantly reduce crashes.

Businesses will be watching spot rates closely in the next few weeks to see if demand and capacity move back toward an equilibrium.

From its roots in the chaotic trucking world of the 1970s, Johnston built the OOIDA into an organization of about 160,000 members operating more than 300,000 trucks.

Thousands of Canadian truckers who cross the US border daily are required to use ELDs, but there are some differences between the US rule and the Canadian proposal.

The hurricanes that struck the United States last year provided a teachable moment for shippers regarding supply chain structure and management.

When it comes to predictive analytics, there are literally countless ways to arrive at predictions, but not all predictions are the same.

The extremely frigid weather will affect everything in the United States from shipping schedules to the availability of truck drivers — and that will have an impact on costs.

The axiom, "Where you stand depends on where you sit," applies regarding the views on how transportation will fare in 2018.

Beneficial cargo owners see the advantage of warehouse space closer to the port, but that locale is not without a downside.

Economic health is driving growth in cargo volumes.

Implementing electronic logging in 2018 will not be easy and may spark a review of truck driver work rules.

Technology that provides real-time cargo location visibility gained much attention in 2017, as did tracking for containers, chassis, and other equipment. That trend is likely to continue in 2018.

The supply-demand forecast is available. So is the historical data, along with the start date and location. So why are terminals and/or ports not implementing a more-efficient, utilitarian chassis system?

In addition to rising consumer goods and freight demand, at least some of the pre-holiday drop in truck capacity that helped push spot rates to new highs may be due to a unique factor.

Tesla is touting with considerable fanfare its new, electric truck — the Semi. But which haul mission will the new truck perform best at?

Capacity, not price, is king once again.

Nearly nine years after ocean carriers began transferring their chassis to lessors, beneficial cargo owners, truckers, and other supply chain participants are still wrestling with issues of cost, control, and choice, amid a fragmented system.

Building predictive analytics into an appointment system that must process up to 60,000 truck moves per day in load center ports is a tentative process that involves trial and error, and, increasingly, further advances in technology.

The venture's partners hope to achieve a gray pool with “interoperability” that improves equipment utilization and allows a trucker to use any chassis between any start and stop location in the port area.

Despite the dip, the freight market is strong, as are the sectors that feed into freight — factory output, construction, and business investment.

With its heavy-duty Semi, Tesla is one of several companies hoping to electrify trucking, and it is attracting orders from shippers as well as carriers.

This is certain regarding the trucking industry in 2018: it will be the year of time management, as the electronic logging mandate makes supply chains less and less flexible while freight demand rises.

Brazilian fruit and coffee exporters seem to be among those worst hit by the strike.

Spot rates for truckload, intermodal services keep rising, putting pressure on contract rates that may last well into 2018.

James Welch, the executive credited with saving one of the largest less-than-truckload companies, will retire next July, as economic growth buoys the LTL business.

The Teamsters said it hopes the vote will lay the groundwork for other victories in the union’s uphill, decade-long effort to organize US port drayage.

The federal truck safety watchdog agency and its state partners have chosen to “phase in” enforcement of the mandate, with the FMCSA granting several, temporary delays or partial exemptions.

Rapidly evolving e-commerce supply networks and uncertainty over transportation capacity and pricing challenge shippers and their transportation partners.

Shippers allege that due to the new axle load policy they need to use two truck/prime movers to carry goods typically found in one TEU or FEU container, resulting in higher carrying costs.

Even as demand for truck-transported cargo rises, truck companies are struggling to add drivers, due to competition from better-paying jobs in other sectors.

The upcoming electronic logging device mandate could affect more than truck capacity available to shippers.

Officials say the improved infrastructure under Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1 will, among other benefits, help smooth trade with neighboring India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Owner-operators and small carriers opposed to electronic logging are still hoping for a last-minute reprieve.