ATA data pins the blame on “mixed” U.S. economic performance.
Truck tonnage dipped 0.1% in July, according to the for-hire truck tonnage index compiled by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), which followed a revised 4.4% drop in June.
Compared to the same month last year, though, the index jumped up 2.3% in July, with June sporting a year-over-year index increase of 1.2%. Year-to-date, compared with the first seven months in 2016, the index is up 1.2%, ATA noted.
Last week, we announced the drivers and showcased the equipment that will participate in RunonLess, a first-of-its kind fuel efficiency roadshow sponsored by Shell and PepsiCo, and hosted by NACFE and Carbon War Room. It gave us a chance to sha…
Last week, we announced the drivers and showcased the equipment that will participate in RunonLess, a first-of-its kind fuel efficiency roadshow sponsored by Shell and PepsiCo, and hosted by NACFE and Carbon War Room. It gave us a chance to sha…
Freight capacity and demand could be boon for the right carriers, a challenge for 3PLs and shippers
Market factors converging over the summer that have affected freight mo…
Freight capacity and demand could be boon for the right carriers, a challenge for 3PLs and shippers
Market factors converging over the summer that have affected freight mo…
Sherlock Holmes, that great mythical detective, once said (by way of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Study in Scarlett) that “it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” Our Trucking by the Numbers feature provides a “snapshot” of just…
Sherlock Holmes, that great mythical detective, once said (by way of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Study in Scarlett) that “it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” Our Trucking by the Numbers feature provides a “snapshot” of just…
New ownership takes over in September for $1.8 billion third party logistics provider.
Third party logistics provider (3PL) Transplace is being acquired by private equity …
New ownership takes over in September for $1.8 billion third party logistics provider.
Third party logistics provider (3PL) Transplace is being acquired by private equity …
Tennessee case involves older EGR engines
A Tennessee jury has awarded a trucking company more than $30 million in a case involving Navistar’s older generation of tr…