Lack of regulatory support, excess capacity weigh on trucking industry

Frustrations over the misclassification of employee truckers as personal services businesses — the so-called Driver Inc. model — are mounting as a tough freight market has heightened the impact the…

Economic Trucking Trends: Signs of life in spot market, but full recovery will take time

It was a busy week with mixed signals coming from various economic indicators. Motive reported a notable spike in truck visits to retail facilities, signaling bloated inventories have finally been…

4 steps to a successful succession plan

The employees you have today may be gone tomorrow. Look no further than the seasoned professionals who retired during the pandemic, or the trucking industry’s aging workforce. It means leaders…

Manage insurance costs in a rising rate environment

Basic liability insurance costs for truckers have stabilized, but there continues to be upward pressure on pricing for excess coverage due to nuclear verdicts in the U.S., which are increasingly…

Industry slowdown not the time to ease up on HR initiatives: panel

Freight markets have slowed, but several senior trucking executives stress that it’s the time for fleets to be more strategic and selective in hiring practices rather than taking their eyes…

Fullbay and Dieselmatic track marketing ROI for shops

Fullbay and Dieselmatic have introduced a new end-to-end marketing analytics program to generate reports on shop revenue and return on investment. End-to-end analytics gives shop…

Bison’s stellar safety record is no accident

Every driver has at least one story about a drive they’ll never forget. And veteran Bison Transport driver Treana Moniz is no exception.  “This was years ago, long before I…

Economic Trucking Trends: Class 8 orders remain strong, potentially prolonging trucking’s pain

Conditions for truckers continue to be tough, but shippers aren’t throwing any parties, either. Rising fuel prices are hurting both truckers and shippers, with FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index plunging into…

Economic Trucking Trends: More capacity must leave before truckers feel relief

It was a busy couple weeks to be Bob Costello, chief economist of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), who we will lean on heavily in this week’s segment of Economic…

Kenworth founders inducted into American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame

The founders of Kenworth Truck Company, Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington, were inducted into the 2023 American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame this week during a ceremony at…

Trucking capacity still too high, but spring could bring relief: Costello

Bob Costello, chief economist with the American Trucking Associations (ATA), visited the Isaac Instruments user conference this year with a grim economic outlook, but also one that contained hints of…

Cost control, efficiency the name of the game for TFI International

TFI International saw revenues and net income slide in the third quarter, largely due to softer freight volumes and the divestiture of its U.S. truckload business, CFI, last August. Total…

Economic Trucking Trends: Tough conditions continue for fleets, particularly smaller ones

Overall trucking conditions plunged deeper into negative territory according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, thanks to rising fuel prices and softer freight demand. No surprise, then, that the latest week…

Atlantic Canada carriers buckle down against challenges

Carriers in the Atlantic provinces are not immune to headwinds from lower freight volumes and rates that are affecting the rest of the country but are positive that they will…

CTA highlights interprovincial trade barriers in new report

With input from more than 4,500 respondents, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has identified the industry’s key issues in its latest report, Interprovincial Trade Barriers in Trucking.  From increasing access to…