Despite a softer freight environment, most of the largest trucking companies in North America continued to grow their businesses last year even as spot market rates dropped.
June 23, 2023Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100
Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Grow Despite Softer Freight Market
Business, Logistics
Analyst: Carriers Feeling Effects of Higher Operating Costs
DALLAS — Higher operating costs, more volatile market cycles and a shift from West Coast ports are characteristics of the post-pandemic freight market, according to an industry analyst.
November 21, 2022Government, Business, Logistics
Freight Market Could Be Shifting in Favor of Carriers
The freight market could be shifting toward carriers after favoring shippers the past two years.
September 3, 2020Business, Safety, Logistics
Trucking Not Immune From Worries Over COVID-19
For fleets, COVID-19 portends worse news in a freight market that already was slowing, executives said, as businesses urge their staff to work from home and consumers withdraw from daily activities.
March 12, 2020Business, Technology, Fuel
Truck Orders to Plunge, GDP to Fall Lower, Diesel Prices to Rise in 2020
As 2020 begins, the signs are mixed for trucking.
January 2, 2020Business, Equipment
Class 8 Orders Come in at 13,000 for June as Freight Movement Slows
North American Class 8 orders in June fell sharply from a year ago and primarily reflected replacement demand amid questions about the strength of the freight market, ACT Research reported.
July 3, 2019Business, Technology, Logistics, Perspective
Opinion: What Shippers Can Expect in 2019
The year 2018 was a record one for freight markets. So what does 2019 have in store? Bob Farrell of GlobalTranz has some thoughts.
January 8, 2019Business
High Customer Expectations and Changing Regulations: How to Compete in Today’s Trucking Market
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November 2, 2017