Amazon to Directly Compete with UPS and FedEx
Amazon is ready to launch its own delivery service to businesses that will compete directly with UPS and FedEx. The new service will be...
The Freight Market is Red Hot
The market for freight shipping is red hot. Trucking companies are buying more new rigs in January than they have in the last twelve...
Thousands of Truckers Needed as Economy Booms
Trucking companies, already shorthanded are anticipating even more growth in the economy and are working hard to hire more truckers. The trucking firms are...
Which State Won America’s 2017 Migration Games?
Each year Americans from all parts of the country make the decision to leave their home states looking for greener pastures in others. The...
Fleets Scrambling to Keep up with Freight Demand
In December, net orders for trailers were at an all time high. The 47 thousand units on order were 10% more than November, and...
A Surge in Truck Orders Reflects Economic Boom
Orders for heavy-duty trucks in the U.S., Canada and Mexico surged 76% in December (compared to the year before) to 37,500. Erica Phillips writes...
Orders Stacking up for Tesla’s Semi-Truck
Major shippers like Wal-Mart and shipping company J.B. Hunt are ordering Tesla's recently showcased new semi truck. The Wall Street Journal reports the truck...
Are New Regulations Forcing Truckers to Merge or Die?
Trucking companies are merging at a rapid pace. One possible cause of the merger frenzy is new regulation mandating drivers use electronic logging devices...
Can Trucking Companies Fend Off a Holiday Armageddon?
The last few years have been hard on transportation companies. As e-commerce sales have soared, trucking and package delivery businesses have had trouble estimating...
American Job Boom Led by Package Delivery Services
In the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of Job Openings & Labor Turnover, it was reported that employers had 6.16 million jobs unfilled,...