ACT Research: Leading indicators suggest a 2024 trucking recovery
COLUMBUS, Ind. — While trucking demand remains soft overall, rising imports and intermodal trends are key leading indicators of a recovery in trucking this year,
COLUMBUS, Ind. — While trucking demand remains soft overall, rising imports and intermodal trends are key leading indicators of a recovery in trucking this year,
LOWELL, Ark. — Shelley Simpson has been named J.B. Hunt’s chief executive officer and president of the company, effective July 1, 2024. Additionally, Simpson, 52, has
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Average U.S. diesel prices have eased a bit, according to the latest information from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As of
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In addition to celebrating 100 years in business during 2023, ArcBest saw one of its highest-ever revenue performances. The Arkansas-based company
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research recently gathered trucking industry leaders to share insights and outlooks about the industry’s future. The event, hosted in early February,
CLEVELAND — Joey Palmer and Duncan Wright have been appointed as co-CEOs of World Group, a network of transportation and logistics companies that includes World
BEAVORTON, Ore. — The number of weekly load posts on DAT One fell 8.6% to 598,674 for the week ended Feb. 23 and dropped below
PHOENIX — Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. CEO David Jackson has stepped down, according to a Feb. 27 statement released by the company. In addition to
WASHINGTON — Detention time, a topic that regularly appears in the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual “Top Industry Issues” report is receiving attention at the federal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As was the case in the previous week, total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system rose during the week ended Feb. 23
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) on Feb. 23 praised the Wisconsin State Legislature for passing what the association describes as “a commonsense reform” to
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SAN MATEO, Calif. — BeyondTrucks, a multi-tenant SaaS transportation management system provider, announced Feb. 21 that bulk transportation services provider Modern Transportation will replace its current
LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Feb. 22 that it has entered into a multi-year intermodal service agreement with Walmart. As part
LAS VEGAS — Geotab and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) have announced a partnership designed to simplify fleet management. According to a statement released by the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — According to most analysts, freight rates are due for a rebound. The problem is that nobody can agree on when it
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a local contract at the company’s largest and
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system rose for the first time in four weeks during the week ended Feb. 16
COLUMBUS, Ind.—On Feb. 8, Cummins Inc. reported its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results. In a news release, the company stated is had
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — P.A.M. Transportation Services, of Tontitown, Arkansas, has reported is fourth quarter and year end revenues for 2023. For the quarter ended