Ongoing driver shortagesand high freight rates have stalled the return to normal shipping operations. At worst, these obstacles halt cargo delivery, harm vendor relationships, and subject carriers and shippers to catastrophic losses. But the future of trucking is still bright. By 2026, the global ...
Trucking and freight companies make money by setting their transportation rates and spending wisely. It’s best to charge the optimum rate per mile, depending on the vehicle hired, miles traveled, and the type of cargo to be delivered. You will also need to determine operational costs, includin...
The article discusses results of a Trucking Trends survey started in 2011 by Jefferies & Co. and "Fleet Owner" magazine, showing that many carriers are pessimistic in attaining rate increases and making profits in 2012. Results revealed that regulatory hurdles of hours-of-service reforms and the...
Using information from the Economic Census, Motor Carrier Financial and Operating Statistics, and the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, trends are examined in specialization and in vehicle use in the truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) segments of the for-hire trucking industry. The VIUS...
“Coyote has helped us remove uncertainty from our weekly operations by strategically stringing shipments together so we can keep our fleet full and moving, while providing our drivers the amount of miles per week they were promised.”– Eric Lewis, VP Operations, Ed Lewis Trucking ...
After a year of declining demand and rates, US truckload carriers are looking for a route out of the bottom of their market to higher ground. So far, they’re churning up more mud than money. “Our seasonal trends continue to be below normal, which would indicate that we’re not there...
“Customers like to have faith in the carrier so that they can trust the carrier for the volume they have committed and trust [rates] will not fluctuate during market swings,” said Singh. Trucking companies also are integrating with other platforms to add new services to their current offering...
The offering allows drivers to determine their lane and commodity preferences, and then the app finds the loads they want to haul at profitable rates, eliminate forced dispatches, handle the check calls, and also help with finding parking and the best places to shut down at the end of a shi...
As increasing amounts of intercity freight are transported by trucking firms, the possibility of constructing truck-only lanes along selected rural Interst... DJ Forkenbrock,PF Hanley - 《Journal of the Transportation Research Forum》 被引量: 3发表: 2005年 Recent trends in financing long-term ca...