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ICYMI Index: 6 key numbers from the past week’s top trucking news
The In Case You Missed It Index is a quick refresher on the past week’s top trucking stories. A quick spin through a few slides and you’re fully informed and ready to the hit road running for the week ahead.
December 1, 2014
Business
Diesel price falls 3.3 cents to resume downward trend
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell 3.3 cents in the week ended Nov. 24 to $3.628, according to the Department of Energy. This is the second week in a row the national average has fallen, marking 19 out of the last 21 weeks.
November 24, 2014
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Truck orders shoot up in October to second-best in history
Total net orders for Class 8 trucks were 45,978 units in October, up 76 percent year-over-year and the second best in the history of the industry.
November 24, 2014
Business
Monday Money: Rates, demand continue to climb; shippers ‘beginning to balk’
Trends in truck capacity and freight demand continue to point toward a tight market to close out 2014, with the New Year to bring even more stress on truck supply and considerably higher shipping rates, according the latest roundup of industry indicators. An industry analyst, however, cautions truckers: shippers are beginning to balk at more rate increases.
November 24, 2014
Business
ICYMI Index: 6 key numbers from the past week’s top trucking news
The In Case You Missed It Index is a quick refresher on the past week’s top trucking stories. A quick spin through a few slides and you’re fully informed and ready to the hit road running for the week ahead.
November 24, 2014
Business
Truckload Carrier Reports: Key 3rd quarter metrics compared
The third quarter earnings report season provided a generally positive outlook on the financial health of large truckload carriers, with a few companies putting up very nice gains from a year ago – and a year ago, things were pretty good. The carriers were equally sure of one thing: The industry must find more drivers to grow.
November 19, 2014
Business
Fall freight pushes truck tonnage to solid gain in October
Truck tonnage as measured by the American Trucking Associations’ monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose half a percentage point in October, ATA said this week, pushing it to its second highest level on record, following August.
November 19, 2014
Business
Diesel price falls, reverses one-week upswing
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel fell 1.6 cents in the week ended Nov. 17 to $3.661. The drop comes after a 5.4-cent rise in the week prior, which snapped an 18-week streak without a price increase.
November 17, 2014
Business
ICYMI Index: 5 key numbers from the past week’s top trucking news
The In Case You Missed It Index is a quick refresher on the past week’s top trucking stories. A quick spin through 5 slides and you’re fully informed and ready to the hit road running for the week ahead.
November 17, 2014
Business
Freight continues upswing, hits another all-time high
September’s increase rounded out a quarter of growth, coming after two consecutive quarters of small declines. The third quarter of 2014 (capped by September) saw 2.3 percent growth from the quarter prior — the most rapid growth since the fourth quarter of 2011.
November 14, 2014
Business
Despite transportation ‘turmoil,’ rates to climb 8-10 percent by mid-2015, economist says
The economics of supply and demand means that 8-10 percent increases in transportation rates by the end of the 2015 second quarter are not out of the question.
November 14, 2014
Business
Trucking conditions remain strong as industry walks tight line on capacity crisis
Increased rates and strong economic indicators held trucking conditions in strong favor for motor carriers in September, according to FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index.
November 13, 2014
Business
Year-long study reveals trucking trends in social media
A year-long study of trucking industry trends in social media was recently completed by TrueVoice on behalf of GE Capital, Transportation Finance. The study involved a search of 250 million online outlets and revealed the most common areas of conversation.
November 11, 2014
Business
U.S. diesel price rises for first time since June
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel rose 5.4 cents in the week ended Nov. 3 to $3.67, according to the Energy Department. The increase snaps an 18-week streak of drops (except for one week in September in which the price saw no change) and is the largest week-to-week price increase since last September.
November 10, 2014
Business
ICYMI Index: 6 key numbers from the past week’s top trucking news
The In Case You Missed It Index is a quick refresher on the past week’s top trucking stories. A quick spin through 6 slides and you’re fully informed and ready to the hit road running.
November 10, 2014
Business
Trucking adds 3,900 jobs in October as U.S. unemployment rate falls to 5.8%
The for-hire trucking industry added 3,900 jobs in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly employment report. The DOL also upwardly revised the number of trucking jobs for August and September, with August getting an additional 1,500 jobs and September another 1,800.
November 7, 2014
Business
Class 8 orders ‘phenomenal’ in October on heels of rising freights, improving economy
Preliminary data of Class 8 truck orders for October show a record number of trucks ordered, according to multiple data firms.
November 5, 2014
Business
U.S. diesel prices continue tumbling, at lowest point since early 2011
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell another 1.2 cents in the week ended Nov. 3 to $3.623, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report, as the country’s diesel price remains at a near four-year low.
November 3, 2014
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