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Trucking employment numbers take a dive, per BLS

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly Jobs Report showed trucking lost more than 11,000 jobs last month. Also: Averitt recognized for sustainability efforts; FMCSA denies request for pulsating brake light exemption for all trucks.

October 10, 2022

trucks on highway

September truck orders 'sensational,' record-breaking

The strength in orders reflects OEMs having fully opened their order boards for 2023 a bit earlier than normal.

October 5, 2022

Kenworth assembly line

Unlike prior storms Hurricane Ian delivers 'more regional impact' on loads and rates

Preexisting market conditions help turn Category 4 Hurricane Ian into more of a regional event as national freight averages remain 'virtually unchanged.'

October 4, 2022

Coast Guard Port of Jacksonville Hurricane Ian

Conditions for carriers improved in July

FTR reports trucking conditions remained negative despite gains from June. Also: Freight volumes were flat in August while utilization was down; TLSS has acquired New Jersey-based Freight Connections.

September 23, 2022

FTR Trucking Conditions Index July 2022

Truck tonnage rebounds in August after dip in July

ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.8% in August after decreasing 1.5% in July. Also: FMCSA to study how drivers engage with autonomous trucks; Volvo to begin customer testing of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks in Europe in 2025.

September 22, 2022

ATA August 2022 Truck Tonnage Index

Replacement demand likely to drive truck orders despite economic headwinds

Despite economic volatility and sagging rates, fleets want more trucks.

September 21, 2022

Mack assembly line

Despite widespread economic headwinds, truck orders persevere

Order intake suggests demand still strong, but production challenges barely chipping away at backlog.

September 7, 2022

Mack truck assembly line

Freight volumes, rates dipped in June

ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index for June showed an increase in trucking capacity and a decrease in freight volumes and rates. Also: Yellow opens a new Driving Academy in Detroit; Amazon begins rolling out custom electric Rivian delivery vehicles.

July 25, 2022

ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index freight rates June 2022

Trailer orders skyrocket as backlog pushes into early 2023

OEMs are holding onto 'an enormous amount' of fleet commitments for 2023, but unstable commodity costs and other variables make quoting prices difficult.

July 24, 2022

semi trailer with doors open

Trucking authority revocations paint seemingly bleak but misleading picture

Expert says contract pricing is more than 50 cents per mile above the previous 2018 record high, "and poised to go higher."

July 21, 2022

net revocations of trucking authority

Trucking conditions fell back negative in May

Then-record diesel prices offset a freight market that was slightly stronger in May than in April, FTR reports. Also: FMCSA hosting info session on under-21 pilot program; former Daimler CEO joins AI Fleet's Board of Directors; more.

July 21, 2022

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index May 2022

ATA reports truck tonnage up 8% year-over-year

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7% in June after rising 0.3% in May. Also: TuSimple partners with Hegelmann in autonomous network development; U.S. Xpress sees benefits in DClimate APU partnership.

July 20, 2022

Reefer trailers at dock

Inflation surges to new high, small fleet per-mile profits turning negative

Inflation reaches record levels, again, and the operating profit among small fleets has slid as much as 66 cents per mile.

July 13, 2022

woman opening her wallet

Truck orders 'quite solid' despite ongoing assembly challenges

Class 8 orders have totaled 260,000 units over the last 12 months.

July 6, 2022

Mack assembly line

Report: Trucking costs soaring

Truckload carriers shouldered a 10.2% jump in cost, according to the report, while LTL carriers were hit for an extra 13.2%.

June 21, 2022

Shipping containers under the highway

Trailer orders flat under warnings of potential recession, driver surplus

The current inflation-driven economic slowdown is somewhat unique given healthy consumer and business balance sheets, strong employment demand and pent-up manufacturing sector activity.

June 14, 2022

driver hooking up gladhands

Truck orders slide, but seasonally a 'surprise'

Truck orders are entering a seasonally weak time of year as OEMs typically have yet to open build schedules for next year.

June 7, 2022

Worker assembling a truck

Trailer orders extend slide but outlook 'bright'

Most OEMs experienced the pullback from March with the market showing caution due to lockdowns in China and war in Eastern Europe.

May 24, 2022

driver loading trailer

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Mechanic tearing down an engine

Trucksmiths embracing change

The trucking industry has been changing since horse drawn wagons started being replaced by the first Mack Brothers motorized vehicles in Manhattan in 1904.

door sticker drivers wanted

Pay a top factor for driver turnover but 'not always an amount issue'

electronic log

House bill offers recruiting and retention incentives, grants to truck drivers

Julie Van de Kamp

U.S. Xpress names Julie Van de Kamp president of dedicated

truck hauling a container

Supply chain correction helps put the 'worst of the inflation crisis behind us'

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