Freight availability rose 1.7% in the seven-day period ended May 24 as market activity levels remain high, load board operator DAT said in its weekly report.
May 29, 2014Business
April Truckload Shipments Rise
Truckload carriers’ freight volumes accelerated in April, rising 4.6% compared with last year, and recorded a sequential improvement of 3.7%, which was a two-year high, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 9, 2014Business
Old Dominion Boosts 2Q Freight Outlook
Old Dominion Freight Line raised its second-quarter outlook for growth in its less-than-truckload revenue per hundredweight, excluding fuel surcharges.
May 27, 2014Business
LTLs Using Dimension Scanners to Improve Pricing Accuracy
YRC Worldwide, in an effort to boost profits, has joined a growing number of less-than-truckload carriers to use dimensioners, a type of scanning device, to more accurately determine shipment characteristics.
May 12, 2014Business
DOT Freight Index Rebounds in February
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.1% in February from the same month last year and rose from January, rebounding from two sequential monthly declines.
April 10, 2014Business
Cass Freight Index Improves in March
The March Cass Freight Index rose 0.4% over the same month last year and improved 6.6% above February’s level, reflecting an improving market for motor carriers and other transport providers.
April 9, 2014Business
Freightliner Shows Nat-Gas Sleeper at MATS; Western Star Includes New Safety Features
Freightliner Trucks displayed its Cascadia natural-gas powered tractor with a 48-inch sleeper at the Mid-America Trucking Show, providing longhaul truckers interested in the alternative fuel a new option.
March 31, 2014Business
Trucking Voices Concerns On Freight Network Plan
Freight industry leaders criticized a proposal to designate 27,000 miles of highways as a national primary freight network, arguing that it could unfairly restrict future investment in transportation infrastructure.
February 17, 2014Business
DOT Freight Transportation Index Declines in December
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined in December from the highest level on record the prior month, DOT said Feb. 12.
February 12, 2014Business
Fleet Failures Increase in 4Q Despite Higher Freight Demand
A new report said fleet failures rose to the highest level in more than three years during the fourth quarter, even though freight demand improved, reversing a long-standing trend.
January 27, 2014