December 7, 2020
The for-hire trucking industry added a seasonally adjusted 12,700 jobs in November, as the industry continues to try to make up for ground lost in March and April, when total … Read more of this article
December 6, 2020
Two COVID-19 vaccines are expected to receive federal approval in the U.S. within a matter of weeks. With 60% of Americans claiming they will get the immunization, according to Pew … Read more of this article
December 4, 2020
The freight demand and rates dynamics that have been at work since the economic recovery began in June have held through the usual holiday freight season of September, October and … Read more of this article
December 2, 2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that all of its necessary regulatory measures have been taken for the safe, rapid transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine, including HOS waivers for … Read more of this article
December 1, 2020
Volatility in the freight market and tight capacity following a V-shaped recovery in the third quarter have made driver and asset utilization a top-of-mind concern for carriers. The recovery has … Read more of this article
November 30, 2020
Pricing power in the freight market moves like a pendulum, and in 2020 the buyers (shippers and 3PLs) and sellers (carriers) of transportation capacity have seen the direction change multiple … Read more of this article
November 23, 2020
According to the 2020 third-quarter cargo theft trend data released by cargo theft recording firm SensiGuard, cargo theft volumes increased by 7% when compared to the third quarter in 2019. … Read more of this article
November 20, 2020
Whether it’s next week or next year, trucking will play no small role in deploying COVID-19 vaccines around the U.S. The hauls are likely to be trickier and more sensitive … Read more of this article
November 18, 2020
A recent before-and-after analysis of driver logbook data by EROAD shows the preliminary impacts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s revised hours-of-service (HOS) rule on fleets and drivers. … Read more of this article
November 17, 2020
FMCSA blocks Washington state’s meal and rest break lawsThe U.S. DOT has blocked another state from enforcing state-level laws that require motor carriers to grant truck drivers periodic meal and … Read more of this article