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Indicators: For-hire trucking employment dips for fifth straight month
The for-hire trucking industry’s total employment fell by a whopping 6,300 jobs in the month of June, according to preliminary figures reported July 8 by the Department of Labor’s monthly Employment Situation Report. January is the only month to see an employment uptick in the industry this year.
July 8, 2016
Business
Spot market rates in all three major TL segments jumped in June
Van and reefer rates gained more than a dime each in June from May. But rates in all three segments, despite recent upticks, remain much lower than in 2014 and 2015.
July 7, 2016
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Indicators: Driver turnover rates tumble as freight weakens
As freight demand slowed in the first part of the year, driver turnover rates dropped for large and small trucking companies. The latest figures here.
July 6, 2016
Business
Fuel prices dip slightly during holiday week
The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.423, a drop of three-tenths of a cent from the previous week.
July 5, 2016
Business
Fuel prices stay even during last week
Slight changes up and down in different regions resulted in no change to the nationwide average.
June 27, 2016
Business
Indicators: Truck tonnage jumped in May, but rates dipped for third straight month
Truck tonnage, a measure of freight movement, climbed in May, according to ATA figures. Linehaul rates, meanwhile, fell in the month due to softer freight demand and excess capacity, per a report from Cass.
June 21, 2016
Business
ShipX online LTL market rebrands as FreightorGator
The company has temporarily waived its $25 booking fee to shippers to get negotiated direct rates from LTL carriers
June 21, 2016
Business
Diesel prices drop slightly to end 10-week streak of increases
The slight drop in price snaps a 10-week streak in increasing prices across the country. The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.426.
June 20, 2016
Business
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June 20, 2016
Business
Indicators: Spot market shows small signs of life amid months of poor showings
Month over month, May looked positive for both freight and rates on the spot market. Year over year, however, the market’s showing remained weak. Freight and rates did some some positive momentum upward in the most recent week…
June 16, 2016
Business
Diesel price increases for 10th consecutive week
The price for a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.431, a 2.4-cent increase over last week’s price.
June 13, 2016
Business
Indicators: ‘Trucking Conditions’ soften on heels of weak freight, high inventories still a concern
Slow freight growth — due in part to high inventories — continue to worry trucking’s top forecasters.
June 8, 2016
Business
U.S. diesel price continues upward momentum, climbs another 2.5 cents
Diesel prices climbed back above $2.40 a gallon during the week ending June 6, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
June 6, 2016
Business
Indicators: Trucking dropped 2,400 jobs in May, overall employment stagnant
Trucking employment in May totaled 1.4604 million, the lowest since last October. The U.S. as a whole in May added only 38,000 jobs, but the country’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, the rate in eight years. The unemployment rate’s decline, however, was due almost entirely to a drop in the number of people looking for jobs, generally a sign of a weakening job market.
June 3, 2016
Business
Diesel prices up again, rise 2.5 cents
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel in the U.S. is now $2.382, the highest price per gallon since November.
May 31, 2016
Business
Indicators: Truck tonnage tumbles again, spot market remains weak
Latest reports: Tonnage dipped again in April, while spot market load availability remains suspect.
May 24, 2016
Business
Diesel prices jump 6 cents, hit highest point in 6 months
The jump in prices put the national average for a gallon of on-highway diesel at $2.357, the highest per-gallon rate so far in 2016.
May 23, 2016
Business
Indicators: Trucking conditions plunged in March
Closing out the first quarter of the year, market conditions for trucking companies fell a staggering 50 percent in March from February, according to FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index. FTR cited weak economic growth and slow freight gains as the reason for the index’s decline.
May 20, 2016
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