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Journal of Commerce: Trucking rates out of US ports rise on frontloading, cargo shift
Jan 13, 2025
The cost of hauling goods from major US seaport markets jumped significantly toward the end of 2024, with outbound truckload spot rates that rose in a normal seasonal pattern getting an additional boost from a potential strike at ports along the East and Gulf coasts.
AGPROUD: Forage Market Insights: Moisture conditions improving to start 2025
Jan 09, 2025
Large supplies and moderate to weaker demand continued to put pressure on hay markets.
Trucking Dive: Key trucking trends to watch in 2025: tariffs, M&A and rate changes
Jan 09, 2025
“The macroeconomy looks good,” one economist said. “But at the same time, we do see policy shocks.”
Journal of Commerce: US truckload spot rates rising, but shippers keeping lid on contract rates
Jan 09, 2025
US truckload spot rates exceeded seasonal expectations toward the end of 2024 as capacity contracted amid holiday demand. But the increase in transactional rates hasn’t translated so far into larger gains in contract pricing early in the new year.
CCJ Digital: A different job: trucking isn’t what it used to be
Jan 08, 2025
Hollywood in the 70s glorified the trucker with films like Convoy and Smokey and the Bandit. The films dramatized the lifestyle of a traditional trucker – the epitome of which has changed dramatically since the release of the smartphone at the turn of the century and later with the ELD mandate.
Overdrive: 178,000 CDLs downgraded? What really happened in November
Jan 07, 2025
In the most recent monthly report from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, something historic happened -- the number of drivers in "prohibited" status actually declined.
TPS: Potential port strike could disrupt key industries and freight flow
Jan 07, 2025
Negotiations between representatives of the International Longshoremen’s Association and the USMX port ownership group to prevent a potential strike at ports along the East and Gulf coasts are set resume on Tuesday.
The Trucker: Trucking industry endures: New report reveals surprising supply chain resilience
Jan 07, 2025
ITS Logistics has released the November ITS Supply Chain Report which shows that the U.S. economy displayed resilience amidst a transitioning monetary policy and external disruptions but faced ongoing challenges in housing affordability, labor market cooling and inflationary stickiness.
Freight Business Journal North America: US Economy Displays Resilience, ITS Logistics
Jan 03, 2025
The U.S. economy in November displayed resilience amidst a transitioning monetary policy and external disruptions but faced ongoing challenges in housing affordability, labor market cooling, and inflationary stickiness, according to the latest ITS Logistics Supply Chain Report.
Bluebook: DAT acquires Trucker Tools
Jan 03, 2025
DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired the operations of Trucker Tools LLC, a leader in load visibility, automated booking, digital freight matching, and carrier engagement for commercial trucking.