Last week on DAT iQ Live we interviewed Professor Jason Miller of Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business. He reports that the sky is not falling in regard to the economy.
According to the ATRI report, the intersection of Interstate 95 and State Route 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey is the country’s No. 1 freight bottleneck for the fourth consecutive year. For those unfamiliar with the area, this intersection is just to the west of the famous George Washington Bridge that crosses the Hudson River, and for an 18-wheeler, it costs $110 in tolls to reach the other side.
The pandemic changed many things in our daily lives but none more so than the supply chain, which is still damaged and even broken depending on who you talk to.
The recently released traffic fatalities report from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020.
One of the most common questions we get asked on "DAT iQ Live," our weekly market update show, is whether or not it’s a good time to enter the box truck market.
