Cross dock efficiency comes with technology and touchpoints

Delivering freight from Point A to Point B is challenging at the best of times, but it can be evermore complex when cargo needs to be shifted from one trailer…

Economic Trucking Trends: Shippers pinched by fuel costs, vocational orders driving truck market

It’s another mixed picture for the trucking industry this week. We see shippers suffering alongside their trucking providers thanks to rising fuel costs — and facing the added challenge of…

Illegal incorporated driver model a stain on our industry

Underneath the surface of the transportation industry is a movement of drivers and carriers that are embracing an incorporation model, sometimes referred to as Driver Inc. Under this model, drivers…

CarriersEdge adds leadership, management courses to library

CarriersEdge has released a new course for leaders to help them to evaluate and improve their leadership and teamwork skills. The first title in the series…

Mack’s market outlook remains upbeat

It has been a volatile time for truck order activity, but Mack continues to see strong demand, particularly for the ‘dirty trucks’ in its portfolio – the vocational Granite and…

Economic Trucking Trends: Lots to digest in busy week for economic news in trucking

It’s been a busy week on the economic front, with mixed signals for the trucking industry. We saw signs that for-hire tonnage has bottomed out, fleets are being disciplined in…

TalentTrack helping prepare foreign trucking workers for success

An Oshawa, Ont., company has been established to help trucking firms give foreign workers the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in Canada. TalentTrack by…

UAP Heavy Vehicles acquires Saniquip, Bergor

UAP Heavy Vehicles has acquired Saniquip and Bergor, two specialized heavy vehicle parts distribution companies. “This acquisition fits perfectly within the growth strategy of UAP Heavy Vehicles, a network of…

Economic Trucking Trends: More capacity in Canada’s spot market, U.S. rates continue to gain

Trucking companies that haul automotive parts or finished vehicles may soon feel the pinch as there appears to be no quick end in sight to a strike by UAW workers…

One in five trucks in U.S. could be autonomous by 2034: Roland Berger

Global consulting firm Roland Berger believes that by 2034, 20-30% of trucks on American roads will be autonomous. But to get there, fleet operations and relationships with OEMs will have…

Slow and steady recovery in store for truckers: FTR

It’s a mixed picture for the trucking market, with no immediate end to a soft rate environment in the near-term but gradually improving conditions. That was the message from Avery…

As parts shortages abate, more challenges loom for fleets

The greatest of the pandemic-related supply chain challenges may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean it’s clear sailing for fleet maintenance managers. “I don’t think we’re back to pre-pandemic…

Economic Trucking Trends: Continued weakness ahead, but spot market rates continue to improve

Speakers at an industry outlook conference cautioned that trucking conditions are likely to remain challenging into next year, but there are signs U.S. spot market rates are gaining some strength.

Nominations open for Best Fleets to Drive for program

Best Fleets to Drive For has opened nominations for the 16th edition of the program. Now through Oct. 31, company drivers and independent contractors can nominate the companies they work…

Economic Trucking Trends: Fuel prices pinching shippers and truckers, flatdeck continues to weigh on rate recovery

There are no winners in transportation when fuel prices rise, as evidenced by recent readings from both FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index and Shippers Conditions Index. Both trucking conditions, reported last…