driver availability

Truck Gauge: All Sandy’s Fault?

Carriers see softer freight in October By Avery Vise Since January 2011 in Randall-Reilly’s monthly MarketPulse survey, no more than 16 percent of senior for-hire executives have identified freight volume as their top concern in any month. That changed in October, when the number jumped to 26 ...

By Avery Vise Published December 1, 2012

Journal — Truck Gauge

How much does size matter? Small and large carriers perceive business conditions in similar ways It’s reasonable to assume that small and large trucking companies experience the market in substantially different ways given the gap in their resources. But based on what is admittedly a single snapshot ...

By Avery Vise Published February 1, 2012

Journal — Truck Gauge

Be careful what you wish for Could you handle a surge in freight demand? While 2011 seems to have been a better year than 2010 for most of the trucking industry, lack of capacity appears to be the reason. The growth in freight volume has been weak, ...

By Avery Vise Published December 1, 2011

Journal — Truck Gauge

Inventory Data Good News for Trucking While there are some signs of slowing in manufacturing, inventories relative to sales remain lean, suggesting that businesses are maintaining normal replenishment and shipment cycles. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the inventories-to-sales ratio throughout the economy was 1.27 on ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 7, 2011

Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?

Tightening regulations, unfavorable demographics have drivers in short supply. Will rising pay and operational shifts meet demand? In 2004, rising truck tonnage, tight capacity, lean inventories and improved freight pricing helped ignite a driver shortage that swelled to more than 100,000 over the next two years. ...

By Jeff Crissey Published July 1, 2011

Market Watch

Thank heavens for a lack of drivers Capacity constraints are critical in a volatile market By Avery Vise In April, the average price of diesel soared almost 20 cents – almost as much as the increase in March. And yet, it appears that for most of you, the ...

By CCJ Staff Published June 7, 2011