ACT’s For-Hire Survey suggests improving freight market
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index shows continued improvement in freight volumes, pricing and driver availability. The Volume Index fell
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index shows continued improvement in freight volumes, pricing and driver availability. The Volume Index fell
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system were down for the third straight week during the week ended Oct. 20 (week 42).
NEW ORLEANS — The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured on Oct. 24, a
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.1% in September after rising 0.2% in August. In
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After several weeks of declines, average U.S. diesel prices are rising again. According to the Energy Information Administration, the average price
The peak season for trucking this year is off to a “muted start,” according to the Cass Freight Index released Oct. 18. The good news
Anyone who pays attention to trucking regulations has heard some of the hullabaloo about increasing the weight limit for certain heavy-duty tractor-trailers. The idea has
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Executives at Mack Trucks said on Friday, Oct. 20, that the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) is ignoring three months of good
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is accepting nominations for its Professional Drivers of the Year awards through Dec. 8. The awards program,
COLUMBUS, Ind. — With the 2024 order season opening in September, the Class 8 tractor backlog increased by 8,700 units from August to 161,300 units,
SEATTLE — Seattle-based trucking software company Convoy is shutting down. In a memo to employees sent on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 19, Convoy CEO
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Nebraska big rig driver has been arrested after authorities say he caused a wreck while harassing others along an Indiana
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. — Interstate Health has opened a new clinic in Port Wentworth, Georgia, to provide urgent care, primary care and occupational health services
SAN ANTONIO — Six Southwest ISD students and their bus driver were sent to the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 18, after a crash with an
COMMERCE, Calif. — Volunteers from Bridge Publications Inc. are extending their drug education and prevention outreach to the city of Commerce, California’s, truck drivers with
The truck and transportation sector lost 36,700 employees in August. But that doesn’t mean motor carriers closed or that truck drivers experienced mass layoffs. Instead,
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes suggest buyers tightened their belts in September, down 5% month-over-month, according to
AUSTIN, Texas — Volvo Trucks North America announced its continued commitment for the 22nd consecutive year as the exclusive sponsor of the America’s Road Team
AUSTIN, Texas — Andrew Boyle, co-president of Billerica, Massachusetts-based Boyle Transportation, has been elected as the 79th chair of the American Trucking Association (ATA). The
AUSTIN, Texas — The economy tops the 19th annual Top Industry Issues report, followed closely by the nation’s lack of available truck parking. The survey