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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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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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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ATA September truck tonnage stays in familiar range
Posted - November 13, 2019
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for September, at 117.6 (2015=100), headed up 0.2% on the
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Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks Increased by Just Under 1% from 2017 to 2018
Posted - October 23, 2019
Fatalities in crashes involving large trucks increased by just under 1% from 2017 to 2018, to 4,951 from 4,905, according to statistics
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DHL Express hikes U.S. rates 5.9% for 2020
Posted - October 10, 2019
Air and ground express firm DHL Express announced September 27 a 5.9% general rate increase on shipments moving to and from the U.S.,
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Truck Tonnage in August Climbs 4.1%
Posted - September 25, 2019
Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage rose 4.1% in August compared with a year earlier, according to American Trucking Associations’
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Small carriers expanding fleets as large carriers reduce tractor counts
Posted - September 20, 2019
Chart of the Week: Tractor Count – 1-6 unit fleets, 1000+ unit fleets, Used Truck Prices – 3 year old (SONAR: TCTCO.USA, TCTCE.USA,
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Target tells suppliers to eat higher tariff-related costs
Posted - September 6, 2019
Retail giant Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) has sent a blunt message to its suppliers – don’t think of passing on higher tariff-related
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