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Dry Van Report: U.S. truckload tonnage up as the Canadian market returns to normal

The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in July after rising 0.5% in June.

The sky is the limit for vertical farmers looking for a new way to save space

Sept. 7 – As news of severe droughts seems to be a yearly concern, some farmers are looking to technology for alternative ways of producing some of our nation’s favorite produce.

Flatbed Report: Caterpillar posts another strong quarterly result

The world’s leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer, recently announced another strong quarterly performance.

Reefer Report: Beer sales lose some froth

The beer industry produced over 180 million barrels of beer in 2021, according to data by Statista. This translates to over 1 million trucks moving this liquid gold

Dry Van Report: The Port of Charleston goes deep

The addition of 15 ship-to-shore cranes that now stand 155 feet above the wharf deck allows the Port of Charleston to work the East Coast’s biggest ships.

Lessons learned from operating reefer motors in the Australian Outback

Aug. 31, 2022 – Bob McMillan’s driving career covers over 6 million miles hauling refrigerated freight across one of the hottest continents on the planet.

Combatting the truck driver shortage

Truckload, for-hire, and private fleets are well aware that their biggest commodity is their drivers.

Flatbed Report: Residential construction drops as builder confidence hits new low

Builder confidence dropped for the eighth month in August as the declining housing market weathered rising interest rates and ongoing supply chain disruptions.

Reefer Report: Drought takes its toll on farmers and ranchers

As a measure of how dry this summer has been, the ordinarily green and lush Northeast Region is experiencing severe drought conditions for the first time in 20 years.