Rising CPI pressuring fleet operations, effecting cost of financing equipment and other cost such as maintenance and repair. Knowing how to navigate this, as well as understanding a fleetโs options, can potentially save millions toward the organizationโs bottom line.
Closures rising for small truckers. One of the hallmarks of the pandemic as it relates to trucking has been the unprecedented growth in the number of new, mostly small, for-hire trucking companies. Since July 2020โฆ
Fuel driving out truckers as survey shows rising cost of fuel present a mountainous climb to overcome for small carriers. Many small carriers who entered the trucking industry in 2020-21 are finding todayโs challenges too
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased in June 2022. American Trucking Associationsโ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7% in June after rising 0.3% in May. In June, the index equaled 120.1 (2015=100) versus 116.9 in May.
Aging Drivers Threaten Trucking. The trucking industry needs young blood. The ATA estimates the U.S. is 80,000 truckers short of where it needs to be, it has a lot to do with an aging workforceโฆ
Half of trucks could become electric, report says roughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency.
Trucking sees new player surge in the number of newly authorized trucking companies — especially small ones. From July 2020 -Sept, the FMCSA approved more than 104k new for-hire trucking companies, and thatโs excluding private fleetsโฆ
The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That’s a 30-percent increase from before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500โฆ
Drivers, technicians and office workers in the trucking industry are more likely to be satisfied at small or medium-sized companies, according to WorkHoundโs mid-year report. Workhound is a website that provides a forum for thoseโฆ
With trucking rates so high, companies are wrestling with the new reality that a driver doesnโt need to work a full schedule to pull in a decent salary, David Parker, chief executive of Covenant Logisticsโฆ
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