Motor Freight

By John D. Schulz · July 8, 2010
When it comes to electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), independent truck driver owner-operators have one message to the government: stay out of my business.

By Jeff Berman · July 2, 2010
While some economic indices have taken a hit in the last week, one that keeps making forward progress is the Cass Information Systems Freight Index.

By Jeff Berman · June 30, 2010
Customer demand is the driver for flatbed expansion, says company officials.

By Jeff Berman · June 28, 2010
The market for Class 8 vehicle equipment continues to resonate with good news for orders and production. The most recent news comes from ACT Research Co., a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles, whom reported that commercial trailer net orders in May were up 59 percent year-over-year.

By Jeff Berman · June 25, 2010
Trucking tonnage saw its first decline since February, with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reporting today that its advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.6 percent in May.

By Jeff Berman · June 25, 2010
Third-party logistics (3PL) services provider Evans announced this week it s rolled out a freight brokerage division, entitled Evans Freight Services (EFS).

By Jeff Berman · June 24, 2010
A looming truck driver shortage, driven to a large degree by a piece of unpopular legislation, appears to be a matter of “when” rather than “if,” according to trucking and 3PL executives speaking at this week’s eyefortransport 3PL Summit in Atlanta.

By Jeff Berman · June 21, 2010
死灰复燃,我n truck orders and production got more good news, with net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles going up 84 percent in May year-over-year, according to data from ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles.

SPECIAL REPORT
By John D. Schulz · April 1, 2010
许多货运高管相信我们cusp of a steady, prolonged recovery with solid price increases to match. Analysts aren’t so sure. But nearly all agree that shippers should expect rate increases when their contracts expire, some in the 3-percent to 5-percent range. Here are the four issues that are now in the driver’s seat.

By Bob Trebilcock · February 1, 2010
To transform its business, Prime Distribution Services turned to case picking technology and lean warehousing strategies. And, that’s just the start of things to come.