Transport Topics: Private Fleets Continue Optimization Efforts
Private Carriers Are Placing Increasing Focus on Asset Utilization, Costs and Service
Private Carriers Are Placing Increasing Focus on Asset Utilization, Costs and Service
It continues to be a tough go for trucking companies, according to industry indices, and now there’s another supply chain disruption that threatens to impact the ability of retailers to stock inventories ahead of the holiday season.
At barely $2 per mile for dry van and not much more for reefer and flatbed, it’s still tough for some carriers to live off the spot market—and other signs show their industry might dodge a recession but faces equipment, capacity, and fuel-cost battles.
A new survey finds the vast majority of truckers believe their work is both physically and emotionally challenging.
Cargo theft events have increased for yet another quarter, according to the latest CargoNet data, and trucking stakeholders have taken notice as to inform carriers as to how they can stay safe.
Rare Build Out Opportunity Might Attract Interest Beyond Estes, Old Dominion
DAT Freight & Analytics survey reveals the challenges of living and working on the road ahead of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and announces DAT One subscription giveaway for truckers
The July edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), which was recently issued by DAT Freight & Analytics saw declines on the heels of growth in some segments in June.
What’s driving the autonomous vehicle push? Missy Cummings of George Mason University thinks Silicon Valley is partly to blame but predicts a serving of humble pie in the not-so-distant future.
The constant pain in the US trucking market is forcing more players out of the business and is spreading from owner-operators to larger outfits.