Category: Trucking Industry Trends

Top 10 markets for truckload freight in first half of 2019

Here’s something that might surprise you: Spot market truckload volumes were 7% higher in the first six months of 2019

When you can’t find a high-paying load, would you accept a low rate to avoid driving empty? I asked that

The freight market has been soft for almost a year, and in our view, slid into freight recession in the

It’s no secret that truckload rates aren’t where they were a year ago. We don’t expect prices to reach the

Few issues get truckers more worked up than the lack of available truck parking. But this year there’s actually some

It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is

Are we really on the brink of a freight recession? I’ve seen countless gloom-and-doom forecasts and analyses from some very smart

I got started early in candy logistics. After I got my MBA in transportation, I managed a fleet based in

If you watch the evening news, you might think there’s a recession coming any minute now. An online search for the

As we begin the second quarter of the year, I’ve noticed that freight volumes have picked up in the van

California experienced a 3-year period of exceptional drought in 2014-2016, but this year the state has plenty of water. The

You’ve likely heard reports that there’s a shortage of drivers in the trucking industry. There have also been reports that