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U.S. diesel price flat in most recent week
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell for the second straight week — albeit, only slightly — during the week ending Sept. 12, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
September 12, 2016
Business
Indicators: ‘Trucking conditions’ improve on heels of better freight
Freight growth, albeit slow, put upward pressure in July on FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, which measures market conditions for carriers.
September 9, 2016
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FreightorGator now sending dynamic LTL rates directly to shippers
The dynamic freight rates can now be delivered directly to FreightorGator’s spot LTL shippers to compare and book in real time.
September 7, 2016
Business
Diesel prices reverse course following recent jump
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.407, marking the end of a two-week climb that saw fuel prices jump a total of nearly 10 cents.
September 6, 2016
Business
Van, flatbed rates skid again in August, reefer sees small uptick
Per-mile rates on the spot market mostly continued to tumble in August, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com. Reefer rates were the lone bright spot in the month’s rates report, climbing 4 cents a mile. Dry van and flatbed rates both posted declines.
September 6, 2016
Business
Indicators: Trucking adds 3,400 jobs in August
The for-hire trucking industry’s total employment grew by 3,400 jobs in August, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly employment report. The DOL also upwardly revised July’s gains to 2,200.
September 2, 2016
Business
Driver turnover dips to lowest level since 2011 on heels of weak freight
“As we hopefully approach the end of this period of elevated inventories later this year, freight demand will pick back up leading to increased demand for drivers and higher turnover rates in the future,” Costello said.
September 1, 2016
Business
Indicators: Spot market rates outpacing contract rates since recession, rates lag market by several months
Insight into spot market pricing vs. contract rates, based on research conducted by FTR and Truckstop.com.
August 30, 2016
Business
Diesel prices top $2.40 per gallon mark following two big jumps
With a 3.9-cent increase during the week ending Aug. 29, the price of a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.409, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
August 29, 2016
Business
Carriers, brokers using tech to improve bid response during 2016 freight recession
Bid packages from shippers can be time consuming with hundreds – and potentially thousands – of lanes to analyze and respond to with pricing.
August 25, 2016
Business
U.S. Bank creates single Voyager Fleet Card for class 1-8 vehicles; TravelCenters of America accepts
U.S. Bank announced a new single Voyager Fleet Card solution for fleets that have local and OTR operations and mixed vehicle classes.
August 24, 2016
Business
Indicators: Tonnage continues to fall, spot market freight dips
Freight tonnage for the for-hire trucking industry slipped again in July. The spot market also saw a decline in freight volume. More numbers here…
August 23, 2016
Business
Diesel prices jump 6.6 cents in most recent week
Despite the 7-cent increase in the region, the cheapest fuel can still be found in the Gulf Coast region at $2.249 per gallon.
August 22, 2016
Business
Diesel prices fall less than a cent during last week
The U.S.’ average for a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.31 following the six-tenths of a cent decrease during the week.
August 16, 2016
Business
Here’s how much trucking paid in highway user taxes in 2015
ATA’s annual Trucking Trends report for 2016 revealed the industry took in $726.4 billion in freight revenue, accounting for 81.5 percent of all revenue spent in the U.S. on freight transportation. Here’s how much of that was paid in highway use taxes.
August 11, 2016
Business
Indicators: ‘Trucking conditions’ continue to sag, but have rates bottomed out?
Market conditions for trucking companies continue to remain suffocated by slow freight, according to the latest reading of FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. But there could be a silver lining, says FTR’s Jonathan Starks: “Recent data indicates that both contract and spot rates may have hit bottom and could be moving back up.”
August 9, 2016
Business
Diesel prices fall for sixth consecutive week
The price of a gallon of on-highway diesel dropped an average of 3.2 cents across the nation to $2.316 per gallon.
August 8, 2016
Business
Charts: Largest carriers saw declines in revenue, income in 2016’s second quarter
In line with the myriad of economic indicators and reports in recent months showing a decline in demand for trucking services and associated declines in trucking rates, the country’s largest publicly traded trucking companies saw sliding revenues and profits in 2016’s second quarter, according to publicly available earnings reports.
August 8, 2016
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