Trucking

By John D. Schulz · June 22, 2022
President Biden said is proposed gas tax holiday alone is not going to fix the problem of record-high prices, but noted that it will provide families some immediate relief, give them a little bit of breathing room, in an effort to bring down prices for the long haul.

By LM Staff · June 22, 2022
For April, the TCI came in at 3.21, well above March’s -7.38, which was the first negative TCI reading since May 2020.

By LM Staff · June 22, 2022
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for May, came in at 117.1 (2015=100), following a 1.4% April decline, which was upwardly revised from an original reading of a 2% decrease. SA tonnage was up 1.8% in March.

By Jeff Berman · June 17, 2022
Ryder officials said that adding these new locations are part of its strategy to grow its broader transportation service offerings, which include freight brokerage, transportation management, and dedicated transportation. Ryder now has freight brokerage offices in Nashville, Novi, Mich., and Forth Worth, Texas.

By LM Staff · June 8, 2022
Preliminary May North American Class 8 new truck orders saw declines compared to April, according to data respectively published by freight transportation consultancy FTR and ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles.

By Jeff Berman · June 8, 2022
The companies said that the objective of the partnership is to connect their respective technologies and deploy autonomous trucks at scale on the Uber Freight network, while meshing Waymo’s autonomous driving technology with Uber Freight’s network and marketplace technology.

By Jeff Berman · June 6, 2022
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Kait Parker, VP of LTL Operations at Coyote Logistics, a Chicago-based transportation and logistics management and truckload freight brokerage services, and a subsidiary of freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS. Parker provided Berman with an overview of the less-than-truckload (LTL) market, from a few different perspectives, including rates, planning, and service, among others.

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April’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 273—was off 10% compared to March, with the refrigerated TVI—at 190—and the flatbed TVI—at 229—down 10% and 6%, respectively, for the same period. DAT observed that while truckload volumes usually see a decline from March to April, “with freight movement in a seasonal lull,” that was not the case this April, with the April TVI seeing van freight up 12%, reefers up 10.5%, and flatbed loads up 15.1%, which DAT said serves as an indicator of strong overall demand for truckload services.

By LM Staff · May 25, 2022
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for April, came in at 115.8 (2015=100), falling 2% on the heels of a 1.8% March gain (this reading was downwardly revised from an original 2.4% increase).

By Jeff Berman · May 23, 2022
总部在全球货运和罗万博ag客户端appgistics services bellwether FedEx and Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc., a provider of self-driving technology, recently announced they have taken steps to expand their pilot program, which they have been collaborating on for more than six months, in which FedEx shipments will autonomously move on a new commercial lane in Texas.

By Jeff Berman · May 18, 2022
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Chicago-based 3PL Echo Global Logistics. Waggoner offered up insights on a whole host of topics, including: inflation; rates and capacity; and M&A, among others.

By Jeff Berman · May 16, 2022
Miami-based freight transportation and logistics services provider Ryder System Inc. confirmed it received an offer by an activist investor to acquire the company. Ryder said in a statement that it received an unsolicited indication of interest from New York-based HG Vora for $86.00 per share in cash

By LM Staff · May 13, 2022
功能处理量报道,3月4月初步北erican Class 8 net orders—at 15,400 units—were down 28% compared to March and saw a 56% annual decrease. ACT reported that preliminary April North American Class 8 net orders came in at 15,800 units, trailing the preliminary March North American Class 8 orders, at 21,300 units.

By John D. Schulz · May 11, 2022
Yellow, which controls 10% of the $46 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) marketplace, narrowed its loss in first quarter to $27.5 million from $63.3 million in the year-ago first quarter. That came on operating revenue of $1.26 billion, compared with $1.198 billion in the year-ago first quarter.

By John Schulz · May 5, 2022
Yellow Corp., which controls 10 percent of the $46 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) market, has begun a proposed change of operations that CEO Darren Hawkins says will make the carrier much more efficient and easier for shippers to use.