Driver turnover at large truckload fleets rose 5% in the third quarter to a 95% annualized rate, according to American Trucking Associations, a mixed blessing for the industry as it registers strong freight volumes and an increasing shortage of drivers.
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Trump to Discuss Renewable Fuel With Ethanol Critic Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump will confront the conflict between farm-state and oil-state Republicans over renewable fuel standards as he meets Dec. 7 with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a leading critic of requirements for ethanol use, and other Republican lawmakers.
UPS Eyes Delivery of Holiday Packages by Golf Cart in Colorado Town
Golden, Colo., residents could see the unwrapping of a new package delivery system right in the middle of this year’s holiday gift-giving frenzy, with UPS Inc. drivers swapping out their trademark brown trucks for golf carts with trailers.
Tell Us: What Was the Top Trucking Issue of 2017?
As part of our upcoming Year in Review package, we have one question: What was the most important trucking issue of 2017, and how did it impact you? Click here to e-mail us your answer.
Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation
Retired Teamsters around the nation who are facing dramatic cuts to their monthly pensions are keeping their fingers crossed that proposed federal legislation will keep them from financial ruin.
Daseke adds three companies as revenue grows
Daseke Inc., a consolidator of flatbed and specialized transportation company in North America, announced that three additional carriers have joined Daseke: Tennessee Steel Haulers & Co. (TSH & Co.), The Roadmaster Group and Moore Freight Ser
Consumer Comfort Advances to a 13-Week High
Improved sentiment about the buying climate and personal finances helped carry household optimism to a 13-week high, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed Dec. 7.
Jobless Claims at Five-Week Low Show Resilient Job Market
Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. declined to a five-week low, consistent with a resilient labor market, Labor Department figures showed Dec. 7.
Orange EV: Chautauqua becomes first county in U.S. to add Class 8 electric truck to its fleet
Kansas City-based Orange EV and Chautauqua County, NY, have deployed an Orange EV T-Series pure-electric terminal truck at the North County Transfer Station in Fredonia, NY.
The electric truck replaces a 15-plus-year-old diesel truck and eliminates y
Spot truckload freight volumes surge again
Spot truckload freight volumes surged after Thanksgiving, as the number of loads posted on the DAT network of load boards jumped 64% during the week ending Dec. 2. The number of available trucks gained 22%, DAT reported.
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