Kevin JonesBusinessCCJ POLL: Does the ATRI ranking of the Top 10 trucking issues match yours? What’s No. 1?ATRI this week published its 10th annual survey of the top issues in trucking. Cast a vote in our poll to see what’s No. 1 among CCJ readers.October 9, 2014BusinessSupply-demand dynamics continue to favor truckers, FTR saysFTR’s Trucking Conditions Index has increased again, continuing an upward trend that reflects an uneasily tight capacity situation.October 9, 2014BusinessDOT freight measure hits new highThe amount of freight moved by the for-hire transportation industry in the U.S. continues to climb, reaching an all-time high as measured by the DOT’s monthly Freight Transportation Services Index.October 9, 2014BusinessDOE’s diesel price forecast revised downward; fuel projected to fall through year’s endThe price for a gallon of diesel will continue to drop through the end of the year, the Department of Energy projected Tuesday.October 8, 2014BusinessATA ‘recommitted’ to safety, Graves says in annual address; calls on Obama to fix roadsA reorganized ATA is recommitted to being known as a “safety-first organization,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves emphasized in his annual “State of the Industry” address Monday at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition.October 7, 2014BusinessATA economist: Freight volumes rising, but so is driver turnover; trucking growth at riskEven as freight volumes continue to improve, the looming driver shortage could hold back growth in the trucking industry, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello told the annual Management Conference & Exhibition Monday.October 7, 2014BusinessHours-of-service rules back on top in 10th annual survey of trucking industry concernsThe operational impacts across the supply chain from last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on ATRI’s list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The growing driver shortage comes in a close second.October 7, 2014BusinessDDC FPO unveils iCapture, OCR-based system to automate BOL inputFreight business-process outsourcing company DDC FPO is launching its unique back-office solution, iCapture for Freight Billing, at the 2014 ATA MC&E in San Diego this week.October 5, 2014BusinessTrucking adds 3,800 jobs in September; national unemployment falls to 5.9 percent Jobs in the for-hire trucking industry jumped 3,800 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released Oct. 3 by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. economy as a whole in September added 248,000 non-farm jobs, BLS reports, and the national unemployment rate fell to […]October 3, 2014BusinessWho’s Who: Truckers on the Forbes 400 billionaires listDon’t feel bad if you didn’t make the latest Forbes 400 list of America’s wealthiest people; I just checked and, once again, I didn’t make it either. But a handful of truckers, or people very involved with the trucking industry, did.October 3, 2014Previous PagePage 5 of 29Next PageTop StoriesTest DrivesThe biggest and most power powerful 'green' engine I've ever drivenThe D17 is the largest and most powerful diesel engine Volvo's ever put in a truck.Battery electricElectric trucking costs could be more than twice diesel, report saysBusinessSustainability initiatives bring ‘double-bottom line’ to carriersAutonomousDriverless and fossil fuel-less: Freightliner unveils autonomous, electric eCascadiaFeatured SponsorGoodyear Tire Management