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Journal of Commerce: US trucking employment rising, but lags 2023 amid soft demand
Dec 09, 2024
US trucking companies increased hiring in November, adding 2,100 jobs to non-seasonally adjusted payrolls after two months of declining employment.
Transport Topics: Trucking Demand and Capacity Edge Closer to Equilibrium
Dec 05, 2024
The trucking industry is slowly rebalancing as the mismatch between freight demand and capacity returns to normal, according to experts.
Trucking Dive: Reefer truck shortages hit parts of western US
Dec 05, 2024
The shortfall is affecting regions in Idaho and Washington that produce staples like potatoes and dry onions, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Owner Driver: NRFA loudens calls to fasten HVNL reforms
Dec 05, 2024
The NRFA’s Glyn Castanelli is preparing to intensify calls for HVNL reform ahead of the NRFA Conference in Brisbane next year
Journal of Commerce: Truckload brokers eye human-technology balance as AI takes hold
Dec 05, 2024
Freight brokers deploying generative AI (GenAI) are creating a path to eventually remove people from tasks where they don’t necessarily belong.
The Trucker: Truck and load posts take deep dive during Thanksgiving, DAT says
Dec 03, 2024
Relative to the busy week before, truck and load posts on the DAT One marketplace fell sharply during Thanksgiving week.
Logistics Management: Thanksgiving week spot market metrics mostly see declines, reports DAT
Dec 03, 2024
Data recently issued on the DAT One network provided to LM by DAT Freight & Analytics mostly pointed to declining metrics for truckload spot market load posts, for the week of Thanksgiving, from November 24-30.
The Trucker: DAT Spot truckload capacity tightened as demand increased week of Nov. 17-23
Nov 27, 2024
The number of trucks on the DAT One marketplace fell 10.3% to 306,216 compared to Week 46. At 1.86 million, the number of loads posted on the network was 10.5% higher, led by a 15.2% jump in van load posts.
Supply Chain Dive: Spot trucking rates climb, offering hope to carriers
Nov 26, 2024
Shippers are still benefiting from a discount in the spot market of 8.7% below contract rates, DAT Group Product Manager Chad Kennedy said.
Fleet Owner: Freight rates, volumes promise market upturn
Nov 26, 2024
For-hire rates and volumes continued to improve in October, again suggesting the freight recession is ending. Spot rates showed greater improvements than contract rates.