Tagged: TruckingReports

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Freight Rates Push Vehicle Demand

Record freight rates continue to push commercial vehicle demand beyond truck and trailer manufacturers’ ability to supply equipment in a timely manner, according to ACT Research. Preliminary reports indicate that February’s net order volume of…

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Tractor Weights Climbing

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has issued an updated report on the changing trends of light-weighting technologies since the council last published a study on the topic in 2015, including strategies to…

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5 Trucking Merger & Acquisition Takeaways

The trucking merger and acquisition arena was anything but ordinary in 2020. Within the liquid/dry bulk vertical we saw several transfers of ownership. A few notable transactions included: Kenan Advantage’s purchases of Fort Transfer, Paul’s…

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Market for Class 5-8 Trucks Booming

Despite the plunge in new-truck orders during the spring COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, orders of Class 5 through 8 trucks closed out 2020 in near-record territory, according to industry analysts FTR and ACT Research. Preliminary North…

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