Trucking

TruckLabs expands value proposition with launch of truck driver engagement, measurement & retention software TripDynamics

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

TruckLabs, a technology company helping transform the trucking industry, today announced TripDynamics, an innovative, gamified software platform for driver engagement, real-time feedback, and miles-per-gallon performance measurement. For a fleet, benefits include fuel savings, profitability, and fleet sustainability gains. Drivers benefit through increased performance, satisfaction, and the ability to stay with a job they enjoy.

As TCA breaks carrier membership records, the Association announces a comprehensive initiative promoting trucking’s image

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Truckload Carriers Association is partnering with LaunchIt Public Relations to showcase the trucking industry and the strength and pride of the people in it

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index remains strongly positive in May 2021

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Yellow Corp. receives EPA’s SmartWay voluntary emissions reduction program designation for 17th consecutive year in a row

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

BTS: North American Transborder Freight up 94% in May 2021 from May 2020

AJOT Newsroom | July 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Total Transborder freight: $108.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 93.8% compared to May 2020 but remained 1.0% below May 2019. May 2021 Transborder freight was down 1.1% compared to $109.8 billion in May 2019.

ATA Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.5% in June

AJOT Newsroom | July 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.5% in June after falling 1% in May. In June, the index equaled 111.6 (2015=100) compared with 113.3 in May.

EDRAY announces strategic investment with investor group led by Andrew Leto

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The world’s road fuel demand to peak years earlier than expected

Bloomberg | July 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

DriverReach partnership accelerates hiring process for recruiters and drivers

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Brandon Graham to Service Center Manager in South Charlotte

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Brandon Graham has been promoted to service center manager in South Charlotte.

Trucks stuck as Saudi-UAE competition spreads to trade

Bloomberg | July 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Boris Johnson’s trucker troubles turn into a business nightmare

Bloomberg | July 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

EPA files Clean Air Act complaint for diesel truck tampering in Windham, Maine

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index remains strongly positive in May

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Saloodo! launches with BeduConnect a road freight service between Middle East and Africa

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

May 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose slightly from April

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.1% in May from April, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From May 2020 to May 2021 the index rose 8.1% compared to a decline of 8.9% from May 2019 to May 2020 and a rise of 2.3% from May 2018 to May 2019 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

New app integration standard aims to accelerate in-cab tech development industry-wide

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

DAT: Spot truckload rates, demand for trucks soften after July 4

AJOT Newsroom | July 14, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The weeks leading up to Independence Day typically mark an annual peak in spot truckload freight volume and rates following a rush to move goods ahead of the close of June and the July 4 holiday. While last year was an exception, 2021 is starting to follow a more typical pattern albeit at elevated levels: spot rates for van, refrigerated and flatbed freight are on average 70 cents per mile higher than at this time in 2020 and nearly 76 cents higher than the five-year post-July 4 average.