Tagged: FleetStudy

Even without a pandemic, U.S. trucking was looking at a tough time this year. When the year began, the industry was coming off a challenging 2019, when overcapacity and weak pricing forced at least 795 trucking companies to close. Itโ€™s important to note that a great many small carriers close every year. Thatโ€™s because a disproportionate number of them are lightly funded, one-person operations. Still, closings last year were inordinately high, according to industry studies.

Disaster Plans Vary By Fleet Size

Fleet size directly correlates with whether a carrier has a disaster plan in place to deal with emergencies such as a long-term pandemic, according to a new trucking industry study. The study, released by theโ€ฆ

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Driver pay surging, data show

Fleet Driver Pay Surging er-mile company driver pay surged in the first quarter of this year compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to data from National Transportation Institute (NTI). Some fleets,...

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