Spot rates rise as weather, freight availability improve
PORTLAND, Ore. — Better weather combined with a 4.2% increase in the number of available loads pushed spot truckload freight rates higher during the week
PORTLAND, Ore. — Better weather combined with a 4.2% increase in the number of available loads pushed spot truckload freight rates higher during the week
INDIANAPOLIS — The Celadon Group on Tuesday revealed title changes for certain executive officers. The company announced the following title changes: Thom Albrecht will become
The two major organizations that report on and analyze commercial vehicle data both said year-over-year Class 8 orders were down sharply in April. ACT Research
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., have introduced H.R. 2381, the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 on
WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America, LLC has registered its longstanding diesel technician apprenticeship program with the U.S. Department of Labor. The program was developed
Bellevue, Wash. — That economic slowdown everyone keeps predicting is coming? It sure hasn’t arrived yet at PACCAR Inc. The company, which includes the Kenworth and
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Landstar System reported record first quarter diluted earnings per share of $1.58 in the 2019 first quarter on first quarter revenue of
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Instructional Technologies, (ITI), providers of training solutions for the transportation industry, is making available On Ramp ELDT (Entry-Level Driver Training). The online
COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, conditions in the Class 8 market are solid, while data from the medium duty
PORTLAND, Ore. — The number of load posts fell 13% last week and activity on the spot truckload freight market tapered off significantly as Easter
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was down 2.3% in March after decreasing 1.5% in February. In
WASHINGTON — The average on-highway price of a gallon of diesel jumped 2.9 cents a gallon for the week ending April 22, according to the
BLOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell in February to a reading of 1.71, the lowest reading for the index since August 2017 and
SEATTLE — Convoy, a nationwide trucking network and platform, has launched Convoy Go, a drop and hook marketplace that allows any carrier or owner-operator in
GREEN BAY, Wis. — With its end-to-end delivery portfolio, Schneider says it is able to deliver seamless shipping that keeps businesses one step ahead from
PORTLAND, Ore. — National average spot van and refrigerated freight rates slipped again during the week ending April 13 as the number of load posts
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) jumped 25% month-over-month in March, following a modest decline in February, according to the
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationwide rose 2½ cents for the week ending April 15, to stand at $3.118 per gallon, according
CLAREMONT, N.C. — John Pope, chairman of Cargo Transporters, said Monday Dennis Dellinger had been promoted to president and chief executive officer. “Dennis has served
INDIANAPOLIS — Celadon Group said Monday that it had disposed of substantially all of the assets used in its Logistics business division in an all