October 25, 2023
Via: FreightWavesCongestion cost trucking companies a record $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study published by the American Transportation Research Institute, with Nevada, Louisiana, Georgia and California seeing the biggest rate increases from a 2016 baseline. “Whether it is […]
October 2, 2023
Via: FreightWavesDiesel prices as measured by the weekly Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average retail diesel price might suggest there isn’t much going on in the market. The price released Monday moved up by 0.7 cents a gallon, to $4.593 a […]
January 12, 2023
Via: Transport DiveA flurry of executive-level personnel changes in the trucking industry in recent months exceeded recruiter Jon Fricke’s expectations, particularly amid declining demand. The moves have come across different industry segments. C.H. Robinson replaced CEO Bob Biesterfeld on New Year’s Eve. […]
October 25, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsWith some economists predicting around a 50-50 chance of the U.S. economy sliding into a recession in the first half of 2023, a panel of experts at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition urged trucking companies to prepare now […]
August 31, 2022
Via: FreightWavesThe freight market is a pendulum – and when it swings, it may be the buyers or sellers of capacity that now have the power in rate negotiations. Ever since the summer of 2020, trucking companies have largely held all […]
January 27, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsLegal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law. Potential violations of the state’s […]
August 5, 2020
Via: Transport TopicsTrucking companies are taking steps to expand and reaffirm their commitment to a diversified workforce, and to promote trucking as an inclusive industry. XPO Logistics on July 28 announced that LaQuenta Jacobs assumed the newly created role of chief diversity […]
December 7, 2018
Via: Transport TopicsCyberattacks have become one of the top risks facing U.S. businesses, and trucking and logistics companies are no exception. Despite the increasing sophistication of these attacks, it’s still tempting to dismiss the threat — to think it’ll never happen to […]