costs is like driving with your eyes shut. If you don’t have adequate knowledge of key factors – distance your shipping, size of goods, urgency, temperature sensitivity, and classification (more on that soon), you’ll end up comparing apples and oranges on your per-mile trucking rate. ...
One stuck ship, the Ever Given, disrupted 12% of global trade, costing $9.6 billion per day. Rates for Asia-Mediterranean routes surged 45% in a week.But it’s not just accidents. Trade wars (like U.S.-China tariffs) reroute shipments overnight, forcing carriers to adjust networks. ...
National averages for van and flatbed rates are still below where they were in April, although refrigerated rates were up slightly, reported DAT. Van: $1.57 per mile, 6 cents lower than the April average Flatbed: $1.88 a mile, 6 cents lower than April Reefer: $2.00 a mile, 7 cents hi...
Industry-specific per diem. Tailored rates for industries with unique travel requirements, such as trucking or healthcare. These rates often account for industry-specific expenses and travel patterns not covered by standard per diem policies. Per diem rates can be adjusted based on factors such as...
The average marginal cost per mile for motor carriers in 2020 dropped by 5 cents per mile to $1.64. Hourly costs dropped slightly to $66.87. This article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of Heavy Duty Trucking.
Short-distance car shipments within Maine cost approximately $1.96 per mile; long-distance routes over 1,500 miles average $0.58 per mile. Typical delivery times are 1–2 days for in-state transport and 4–10 days for cross-country routes, depending on distance and carrier availability. All ...
4) Arranging consolidated shipments for you to reduce the shipping costs 5) Professional loading services with the optimal container space utilization 6) On-time local trucking services to arrange the picking-up from your various suppliers 7) The ability to handle drop ...
11/30/05 Overall for-hire trucking freight volumes rose 0.3% in October from a month earlier, the American Trucking Associations said. 11/27/05 Shi Effective Dec 1, 2005pping lines raise charges by 12pc: Justifying the move, the ‘notice to trade” points out that all member lines are...
For dry van freight, the national average was just $1.64 per mile. In some cases, it has become more profitable for a truck to remain parked than to accept a job where it will lose money. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Brian Fielkow, president of multimillion-doll...
mile. They are usually on the road for days at a time so can’t always count on being home in the evenings or even on weekends. Different companies pay different rates per mile so it pays to look around before settling on working for a company that may not pay as well as others. ...