ATA urges Congress to include trucks in discussions about automated vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. – American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear testified today in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the importance of including commercial vehicles in the discussion around automated vehicles. In his testimony, Spear…
Goodyear seeking nominations for annual Highway Hero award
The award honors professional truck drivers who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Nominations can be made through Nov. 29.
Trucking Helps Push For-Hire Freight Movements to New High
The level of for-hire freight shipments in the U.S during July hit another record high, according to new Transportation Department figures, eclipsing two previous records set just earlier this year.
Fairbanks Scales announces product enhancements
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fairbanks Scales announced enhancements to its FB6000 weighing system. The new instrument features a new web interface that reduces calibration and custom ticket formatting time over previous generations and competing technology. Other enhancements include an expanded…
Hurricanes Could Cost GDP Half a Percentage Point in Q3
Speaking about the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma at the FTR Transportation Conference, analysts estimated that the economic impact on the region could cost GDP 0.5% in the third quarter of 2017.
Analysis: Analysis: Why GDP Numbers Are Better Than You Think
In the early 1990s, it was common to hear economists define a healthy economy as one with gross domestic product growth of around 3% annually.These days, when growth gets close to that “magic number,” it’s greeted with a yawn — and it shouldn’t, says business contributing editor Evan Lockridge.
TransCore’s Canadian freight volumes improve 55% y-o-y in August
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore Link Logistics’ Canadian load volumes saw a sizable increase for the month of August, increasing 12% month-over-month and 55% year-over-year. August volumes were the highest ever recorded for any August, surpassing the record set in 2011 by…
Hurricane recovery, ELD mandate could squeeze trucking capacity, boost rates
Hurricane recovery efforts will increase freight demand, which will pull trucks out of their normal cycle. That shift in freight patterns combined with the crimp of productivity likely associated with the coming electronic logging device mandate deadli…
FTR Conference: Expect ‘Sauntering’ Economy to Continue
“Sometimes growing stronger is also the next thing that leads to the next recession.” Dr. Larry Davidson, professor emeritus of business economics and public policy at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, talked about “secular stagnation” at the FTR Transportation Conference.