Spot rates break out ahead of holidays
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index (Linehaul Only), Outbound Tender Rejection Rate – USA SONAR: NTIL.USA, OTRI.USA Nationwide dry van spot rates minus the influence of fuel jumped 5% last week as…
Borderlands Mexico: Averitt completes major facilities expansion in San Antonio
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Averitt completes major facilities expansion in San Antonio; Bennett Family of…
Railroads ask federal courts to order FRA to take action on waylaid safety waivers
This story originally appeared on Trains.com. WASHINGTON – BNSF Railway, CSX, and Union Pacific filed lawsuits against the Federal Railroad Administration today for its failure to act on a half…
Tariffs and retail prices: What consumers need to know
Tariffs on retail goods don’t usually directly control the final price that consumers pay. When products are brought into the U.S., the tariff is calculated based on the declared value…
China is vulnerable to US tariffs. We should exploit this.
China isn’t about to let its export market go belly-up. Instead, it will do what it always does – pump money into its industries to soften the blow of U.S.…
Aim Transportation Solutions a top company for women in transportation
Aim Transportation Solutions, a provider of commercial truck leasing, rentals, maintenance, and dedicated logistics based in Girard, Ohio , has been named a “Top Company for Women to Work in…
K & B Transportation offers several different pay, home time options
A Nebraska-based carrier has three new driver options that allow drivers to pick their pay and the amount of hoime time they want.K & B Transportation, located in South Sioux…
Trucker risks personal safety to rescue couple in Florida hurricane
A Florida triucker has been honored for his actions when Hurricane Milton crashed across the state. The Truckload Carriers Association recently named truck driver George Maxwell, from Tampa, Florida, a TCA Highway Angel for rescuing…
Carrier partners with organization aiding veterans and first responders
Old Dominion Freight Line recently announced its partnership with Folds of Honor, a non-profit organization providing educational scholarships to families of fallen or disabled U.S. service members and first responders.…
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute receives FMCSA safety grants
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recently received nearly $1 million in two grants from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop and enhance tractor-trailer educational programs.“These two grants will allow…