ORLANDO, Fla. — Freight spending jumped in the third quarter despite a slowdown in shipment as businesses were hit by the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, according to the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, a new quarterly gauge that tracks the health of the shipping industry.
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Three Fleets Capture ATA’s President’s Award
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations on Oct. 22 announced several of the industry’s top honors at the association’s Leadership and Awards Luncheon at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
Navistar looks to bump up truck prices by 2%
OEM also believes demand for Class 8 sleeper tractors will increase into next year.
Industry Praises Top Drivers, Technician at Annual Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. — National Truck Driving Championships grand champion Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express, along with TMC SuperTech grand champion Mark McLean, a technician with FedEx Freight, and Gary Plant, a Wal-Mart driver from Colorado, commanded center stage before American Trucking Associations executives at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
QuikQ Launches New Fuel Card Program
QuikQ will offer fuel-card services that will be accepted at Love’s Travel Stops, TravelCenters of America and Pilot Flying J truck stops, entering the fray against long-established card providers Comdata and Wex.
Freight activity index launched by U.S. Bank
Purports to measures quantitative changes in shipment and freight spend activity across the country.
ORLANDO. A new “barometer” for assessing the “health…
Freight activity index launched by U.S. Bank
Purports to measures quantitative changes in shipment and freight spend activity across the country.
ORLANDO. A new “barometer” for assessing the “health…
PrePass unveils ELD app for phones, tablets
Company’s bring-your-own device (BYOD) ELD app will be available in both Android and iOS formats.
ORLANDO. A new electronic logging device (ELD) and mobile weigh station bypass application are on the way from HELP Inc., the parent company of weight station bypass service provider PrePass.
PrePass said it developed an ELD offering in order to provide “a simple and economical way” to comply with the ELD mandate taking effect December 18 this year.
PrePass unveils ELD app for phones, tablets
Company’s bring-your-own device (BYOD) ELD app will be available in both Android and iOS formats.
ORLANDO. A new electronic logging device (ELD) and mobile weigh station bypass application are on the way from HELP Inc., the parent company of weight station bypass service provider PrePass.
PrePass said it developed an ELD offering in order to provide “a simple and economical way” to comply with the ELD mandate taking effect December 18 this year.
Truck driver shortage projected to hit all-time high in 2017
Economic outlook remains rosy on higher freight demand, tighter capacity.