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Diesel price climbs again, nears $3 threshold
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel rose for the fourth straight week in the week ended March 2, rising 3.6 cents to $2.936, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
March 3, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Conditions for shippers get a boost, trucks continue to drive NAFTA freight growth
Economic indicators showed a continued upswell in cross-border freight heading to and from the U.S. and NAFTA trade partners and a potential capacity strain coming.
March 2, 2015
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CCJ Indicators: ATA reports tonnage increase for January, trailer orders lose steam
The latest economic indicators for the trucking industry point to more freight and a dip in trailer orders following a hot fourth quarter.
February 24, 2015
Business
Diesel price climbs 3.5 cents in third straight weekly increase
The last three weeks could point to a reversal of fortune from the last six months, as the price has climbed 6.9 cents since Feb. 2 and 6.5 cents in the last two weeks.
February 24, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Diesel prices and capacity could hurt conditions for carriers
Playing off of the strength of spot market rates seen in the last half of 2014, contract rates continue to rise, FTR reported last week. And Class 8 orders in January also remained elevated.
February 23, 2015
Business
QuikTrip stores join Comdata fuel network
QuikTrip is a convenience and gasoline retailer headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., with more than 700 stores in 11 states. QuikTrip offers all Comdata MasterCard Corporate Fleet Card customers a discount of three cents per gallon on all gasoline and diesel purchases.
February 20, 2015
Business
Diesel still projected to remain cheaper in 2015, average $1 less than 2014
Despite the apparent end of the six-month diesel price plummet, the Department of Energy projects the price of diesel to remain near its current price throughout 2015, according to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook.
February 19, 2015
Business
Diesel climbs 3 cents, sees consecutive increases for first time since June
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel rose 3 cents in the week ended Feb. 16 to $2.865 — the first since the week ended June 30, 2014.
February 17, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Freight holds near all-time high, rates continue to sag
On this frozen edition of CCJ Indicators, freight remains strong, but fuel prices and the easing of capacity constraints continues to tug rates downward.
February 17, 2015
Business
Diesel drifts upward in first increase in three months
The U.S.’ at-pump diesel price rose for the first time since November in the week ended Feb. 9, snapping a 12-week string of price drops.
February 10, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Truck orders stay high, rates drift down
Following seasonal patterns, rates in the last week of January eased down a bit. Other indicators for carriers, however, remain strong: Monthly truck order volume continues to be elevated, and industry employment continues to gain.
February 9, 2015
Business
Trucking adds 2,400 jobs in Jan., near 8-year employment high
The for-hire trucking industry added 2,400 jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly report, released Feb. 6. It also upwardly revised December’s job gains to 11,900 — up a few thousand from the 7,300 reported in the DOL’s preliminary report released last month.
February 6, 2015
Business
Aljex Software integrates with LoadDex route pricing platform
The integration of LoadDex route pricing information from Logistical Labs enables carriers and brokers that use the Aljex software system to make more efficient and informed pricing and quoting decisions without leaving the Aljex application.
February 3, 2015
Business
Diesel at lowest point since Nov. 2009
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell 3.5 cents in the week ended Feb. 2 to $2.831. That’s the lowest the U.S. average has been since the week ended Nov. 9, 2009. The national average price has now fallen 12 consecutive weeks and 29 out of the last 31 weeks.
February 3, 2015
Business
Spot market rates continue downward trend as fuel prices drop, capacity loosens
Per-mile rates on the spot market fell again in January, according to data released today by Internet Truckstop. Fuel prices may be the biggest culprit in rates’ downward trend, but the linehaul portion of rates — the actual base rates — have still be improving, according to reports recently.
February 3, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Capacity, load volumes push rates downward, trailer orders see big gains
Rates on the spot market are still in the midst of a small slip, but other indicators this week trend well for trucking companies: More NAFTA freight and soaring equipment orders.
February 2, 2015
Business
Carriers included in $25 million settlement in ‘hot fuel’ lawsuits
Preliminary approval has been granted to the nearly $25 million settlement struck last year between fuel providers — such as Exxon, Love’s and BP — and fuel buyers, both diesel and gasoline, in the ongoing “hot fuel” lawsuits, originally filed in 2006.
January 30, 2015
Business
Q&A: Fleets in great position to boost contract rates in 2015, says DAT’s Mark Montague
CCJ was able to talk with Montague recently about diesel price’s impact on rates, where he sees rates headed in 2015 and how cheaper diesel could change freight flow in the U.S.
January 29, 2015
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