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Economic trends: Page 46

MarketPulse
CCJ MarketPulse – January 2017
Here are the key findings from the January 2017 CCJ MarketPulse survey. Read the finding at Commercial Carrier Journal.
March 16, 2017
Business
Diesel’s flat 2017 continues
Diesel prices’ flat run in 2017 continued in the most recent week, with the country’s average price dipping by a cent and a half in the week ending March 13, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. Since the beginning of the year, diesel prices have fluctuated within in a five-cent range.
March 13, 2017
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Business
Indicators: Trucking employment rallied in February
The for-hire trucking industry added more than 10,000 jobs in February, wiping out a sizable loss seen in January and pushing industry employment to a new high.
March 10, 2017
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Business
Diesel prices continue 2017 trend, remain flat
The Department of Energy reports diesel fuel prices increased by just two-tenths of a cent during the most recent week.
March 7, 2017
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Business
Diesel prices hold steady again, continuing 2017 trend
Diesel fuel prices held flat in the U.S. for 8 straight weeks beginning 2017 with a high of $2.597 in the week ending Jan. 9, and a low of $2.558 ending Feb. 6.
February 27, 2017
Business
‘There’s more freight coming your way’ in 2017, trucking economist contends
If current indicators hold true, Carriers should prepare for better freight volume in 2017, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
February 23, 2017
Bottom line, Costello noted, “there’s more freight coming our way.” He projected a 2.6 overall increase in tonnage after being essentially flat in 2016.
Business
Indicators: Truck tonnage jumped in January, index hints at positive momentum for rates
Hopes for a turnaround in the soft trucking environment remain as tonnage rose in January and linehaul rates saw their best year-over-year numbers in 11 months.
February 21, 2017
ATA Truck Tonnage Index
Business
Diesel continues streak of flat pricing
The country's average diesel price has remained with a 3-cent window to this point in 2017. Read more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
February 21, 2017
MarketPulse
CCJ MarketPulse – December 2016
Here are the key findings from the December 2016 CCJ MarketPulse survey: Carrier sentiment for business conditions in December fell slightly from November, from 5.71 to 5.68. Respondents with up to 100 power units rated December at 5.23, nearly half a point below last month’s survey, while respondents from fleets with more than 100 […]
February 16, 2017
Business
TransVix, DAT form alliance to create futures exchange for line haul rates
TransVix wants to address volatility in line haul freight rates, where spot prices can swing as high as 40 percent in a single week on some major lanes.
February 14, 2017
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Business
Indicators: Trucking Conditions lagged in December, but still expected to gain in 2017
Despite a December decline, FTR still projects conditions for 2017 to steadily swing in carriers’ favor. Read more about
February 13, 2017
Freight Transportation Services Index
Business
Diesel prices remain flat in most recent week
Feb. 13 ends a four week run of falling prices, but continues diesel’s relatively flat trajectory of 2017, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report
February 13, 2017
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Business
Stay Metrics creates new predictive driver turnover model
The model’s computer algorithms extrapolate data from the company’s full product suite, which has been integrated into a single database.
February 10, 2017
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Business
Reports show slow freight, rates took their toll on largest carriers’ bottom lines in 2016
Freight was sluggish throughout most of the year, and rates stayed cheap because of it. Read more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
February 8, 2017
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Diesel prices hold
Fuel prices fell by an average of just four-tenths of a cent across the U.S. during the week ending Feb. 6. Read more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
February 6, 2017
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Indicators: Trucking drops 1,400 jobs in January, ‘Shippers Conditions’ positive for carriers
Commercial Carrier Journals' Indicators rounds up the latest reports on trucking business indicators on rates, freight, equipment, the economy and more.
February 3, 2017
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Business
Reefer, flatbed rates jog upward in January, van stumbles
Reefer rates surged in January from December, while flatbed rates added 2 cents. Van, meanwhile, fell for the first time since August.
February 1, 2017
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Business
project44 launches next-gen connectivity platform for carriers, shippers
The new project 44 platform has new enhancements that replace legacy systems like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and rate bureaus.
January 31, 2017
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Workforce Pell Grant unlocks funds for CDLs, diesel tech certs
Pell Grants would be available for programs lasting 8–14 weeks, helping students fund CDL and certain diesel mechanic certifications.
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Economic trends
Class 8 truck orders surge 159% in February, signaling cyclical recovery
Chief Financial Officer Chris Wikoff noted that last year, average truck count in Werner's One-Way division, where ECM operated, was 2,386, a 10% decrease year-over-year.
Business
ECM Transport future in question amid Werner’s One-Way reorg
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bennett Family of Companies acquires Indiana fleet
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Regulations
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