by Eric Wright | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Business Finding the final mile: Competition heats up among Amazon, carriers as e-commerce reshapes transportation James Jaillet | @trucknewsJJ | September 17, 2018 Amazon made a splash this month when it announced it would be picking up 20,000 new Mercedes-Benz...
by Eric Wright | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Shares of U.S. Xpress stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, the company announced Wednesday, in a bid to raise hundreds of millions for the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based trucking giant (No. 16 in the CCJ Top 250). The company says it...
by Eric Wright | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers (those with more than $30 million a year in annual revenue) climbed six percentage points from the prior quarter to a rate of 94 percent, according to the American Trucking Associations’ quarterly report. What’s...
by Eric Wright | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Freight Growth Fueling Demand for Used Long-Haul Trucks May 31, 2018 by Clarissa Hawes, @cage_writer A surge in freight demand is fueling robust sales of used trucks. (Photo: Brian Hadden/Trucks.com) A surge in freight is fueling robust sales of used trucks,...
by Eric Wright | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
CVTA Approved as Trucking Apprenticeship Program BY DAVID HOLLIS MAY 30, 2018 Tweet about this on TwitterShare on Facebook The Commercial Vehicle Training Association recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Labor to be listed as a National Standard...
by Eric Wright | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
A 6.1-cent jump in diesel fuel prices across the country during the week ending April 16 have diesel at its highest point of 2018, and its highest since the beginning of 2015. The U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $3.104, the highest...
by Eric Wright | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Asked why they think fleets have a hard time finding and keeping them, drivers cite “lack of respect” right after “low pay” as the top two reasons, according to research by CCJ sister brands Truckers News and Overdrive. When asked “What does respect mean to you?” 83...
by Eric Wright | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
An amendment that would have allowed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to potentially expedite hours of service reforms, if any, in the next two years was withdrawn before it was brought to a vote on the House floor. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) had...
by Eric Wright | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Trucking is still perceived as a male-dominated field and industry recruiting efforts may not be doing enough to market themselves to women, according to a recent virtual roundtable discussion featuring women in the industry. The Omnitracs-sponsored roundtable...
