All green as price of gallon of diesel falls another 1.7 cents
WASHINGTON — It was all green this week for diesel prices. The overall average price for an on-highway gallon of diesel was down 1.7 cents for
WASHINGTON — It was all green this week for diesel prices. The overall average price for an on-highway gallon of diesel was down 1.7 cents for
The two companies that collect and analyze North American Class 8 truck orders both report preliminary numbers for October were strong, but one noted that
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade. The Labor Department’s
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Stay Metrics, a provider of evidence-based driver feedback, engagement, training and retention solutions for the transportation industry, has promoted five women
The good folks at Kenworth were very excited a couple weeks ago about the official introduction of their new W990 model. Who could blame them?
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.— WABCO Holdings, a global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that the company says are designed to “improve the
LAFAYETTE, La. — After opening 11 new locations since August 2016, Dupré Logistics’ Strategic Capacity Services (SCS) business group has tripled in size in the
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Chris Lofgren will retire as Schneider National president and CEO in April 2019 and will be succeeded by Mark Rourke, executive
Have freight rates hit bottom? DAT Trendlines thinks they might, or at least they’re headed that way. All during October, rates have gone down, “but
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter as the strongest burst of consumer spending
FORT SMITH, Ark. — ArcBest is celebrating its 95th anniversary this fall. From its roots in less-than-truckload delivery, ArcBest has transformed into a full-scale provider
COLUMBUS, Ind. — September trailer orders continued to reflect the early opening to the 2018-19 order season, ACT Research reported Thursday. Total trailer net orders
Two published trucking indexes are showing the ups and downs of the industry, although collectively they indicate a positive environment. The latest release of ACT’s
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September, sliding to 111.8 from August’s
EAGAN, Minn. — For the second time in 2018, Transport America, a subsidiary of TFI International Inc., said it was implementing a pay increase for
VAN BUREN, Ark. — USA Truck said Thursday it had acquired privately-held Davis Transfer Co. and related entities of Carnesville, Georgia. Davis is a southeast
ST. LOUIS — Despite all the recent turmoil in the financial markets and the resulting concerns about the strength of the economy, the Cass Freight
TULSA, Okla. — Driver iQ, a provider of background screening and driver monitoring services to the trucking industry, says carriers taking part in its third
PORTLAND, Ore. — Freight resumed a seasonal pattern on the spot market in September, with a month-over-month decline of 14 percent, DAT reports. Compared to
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Although FTR’s August Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) at a reading of 10.24 fell from the very high reading of the previous month,