ATA’s Truck Tonnage Drops 2.1% Year-Over-Year in November
Posted - January 6, 2020
Truck tonnage fell 2.1% in November compared with year-ago levels, the first year-over-year decline since April 2017, according to
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Truck Orders to Plunge, GDP to Fall Lower, Diesel Prices to Rise in 2020
Posted - January 6, 2020
As 2020 begins, the signs are mixed for trucking. Expectations for an environment marked by weaker freight demand, pressure on
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Morgan Stanley sees lower truck capacity, higher rates in 2020
Posted - December 31, 2019
Transportation equity analyst Ravi Shanker outlines capacity-curbing catalysts in 2020 that could send rates to 2018 levels In a report
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Freight Stakeholders: USMCA Is ‘Victory’ for Industry
Posted - December 16, 2019
Freight stakeholders expressed strong support for the recent agreement reached by congressional Democrats and the Trump White House on a
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Housing starts to build hope for downtrodden freight market
Posted - November 27, 2019
Chart of the Week: Building permits – USA, Flatbed Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA, Single Family Housing Starts – USA SONAR:
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Freight rail seeks ways to stay afloat amid sinking rail volumes
Posted - November 27, 2019
As the freight rail industry looks ahead to 2020, the leaders of several Class I railroads and railroad lessors said a return to volume
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Major U.S. snowstorms still on track for Thanksgiving week
Posted - November 27, 2019
As first reported by FreightWaves of Friday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving week will look like Christmas week in many areas of the U.S. as two
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Asia-Pacific carrier traffic declines from 2018, despite move into peak season
Posted - November 22, 2019
Many of the major Asia-Pacific airlines have now reported their results for October 2019 cargo traffic, and annual comparisons are not
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West Coast Ports Report Lackluster October
Posted - November 19, 2019
Three West Coast ports saw significant drop-offs in cargo volume last month, the latest indication that the United States’
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California Trucking Association Challenges New State Labor Law
Posted - November 18, 2019
Trucking fleets in California are stepping up the fight against a new state labor law that opponents say would prevent thousands of
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