Longhaul truck driver pay rose in the third quarter as the truckload market tightened over the summer, setting the stage for a lift in salaries in 2018, according to the National Transportation Institute.
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Testimony: Pilot Flying J Execs Tell Sales Staff Their Customers Are Ignorant, Deserve Rip-Off
Don’t feel guilty about shorting customers on rebates, Pilot Flying J executives preached to sales staffers: They deserve it.
DAT: Spot TL volumes jump, pushing rates higher
The availability of spot truckload freight gained 4.8% and the number of trucks posted slipped 3.2% during the week ending Nov. 4, reported DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.
National average spot van and reefer rates jump
Senate panel backs Martinez for FMCSA administrator
Nomination advances to full Senate for confirmation vote
Kenworth Sales opens $4.95 Million remodeled Idaho dealership
Kenworth Sales Company recently unveiled its $4.95 million remodeling and expansion of its Lewiston, Idaho, dealership at a grand re-opening celebration with more than 200 customers, company representatives and community leaders in attendance.
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FedEx to Buy Up to 50 Planes to Upgrade Feeder Fleet
FedEx will buy up to 50 new turboprop aircraft to launch a modernization of its global feeder fleet.
AP Moller-Maersk Reports $1.5 Billion Loss in Third Quarter
Danish shipping and oil group AP Moller-Maersk reported a third-quarter net loss of $1.5 billion, the firm said Nov. 7, citing write-downs in its drilling division and costs from a cyberattack.
FedEx, Walgreens Say Pickup/Drop Off Service Expanded to More Than 7,500 Walgreens
FedEx is in more than 92% of U.S. Walgreens stores, 10 months after the companies announced a push to expand consumer access to package pickup and drop off services.
Do you really know what’s going to happen with fuel prices?
According to American Transportation Research Institute’s An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2017 Update, fuel represented on average 21% of a fleet’s operating costs. In fact 2016 fuel costs were lower than they were in 2015 and for t
Uber Says it Will Bring its Flying Taxis to Los Angeles in 2020
In just over two years, Uber says it will let commuters soar over Los Angeles’ snarled traffic in flying taxis.