Transport Topics: Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Over on Coronavirus Surge
Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.
Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.
Small operators critical to supply chains are heavily exposed to a deepening downturn
In Georgia, all manufacturers have been touched in some way by the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe.
DAT Solutions announced today that Trinity Logistics, one of the industry’s leading third-party logistics providers, is piloting DAT’s truckload rate forecasting tools and automated “Book Now” option for select loads on the DAT Load Board network.
The U.S. economy posted its worst employment numbers in more than a decade in March, a record that is likely to stand for only a month.
Companies aim to help independents and small carriers comply with the ELD mandate, which goes into effect this December.
Digital freight load board DAT Solutions on April 6 announced Schneider Logistics Services joined a pilot program to evaluate emerging tools to better forecast truckload freight rates.
"Things are running out because people are hoarding," Sova told NBC News. "On behalf of American truckers, slow down, people. Just get enough for a few days for your family. Another truck is coming. We're coming. The truckers are coming, people!"
Research from companies that track trucking data suggests that while the spot rate market amid the COVID-19 crisis may be settling, the long-term effects of this steadying could be good for the industry.
New pricing tools and data sources are helping freight brokers and carriers negotiate rates for spot and contract freight using predictive intelligence.