Analysis: Industrial Activity Points to a Mixed Picture
Recent reports on industrial activity have done little to change FTR’s viewpoint on the strength of the U.S. economy or freight demand.
Economic Watch: Core Capital Goods Orders Soar, Existing Home Sales Slip
New orders for big-ticket durable goods fell in July by the most in nearly three years, while the market for existing home sales cooled following a drop in new home sales.
Sirius Road Dog legend Dave Nemo honored with Lifetime Achievement award
Nemo received a Lifetime Achievement award from an informal group of drivers, as well as a large plaque from TA/Petro and a crystal microphone from the St. Christopher’s Fund. He was also given a free vacation to Hawaii.
Texas ports, shippers, carriers prepare for hurricane
Cargo transportation providers along the Texas coast are preparing for major disruptions from Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 storm before hitting land late Friday or early Saturday.
Vessel traffic has been hal…
August shaping up well on the spot market, all things considered — van, reefer updates
For vans, reefers, signs still point for strong rates for this time of year, which bodes well for the rest of the third quarter and through to the end of the year on the spot market.
ELD clarifications: Dual accounts, edits, ‘unidentified driving’
Two officials from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday addressed drivers’ questions and concerns regarding the coming electronic logging device mandate, touching on topics like record retention, the two types of ELD accounts, edits to logs and more.
They call her ‘Butterbean’
Sometimes, names are hard: “This is our fifth year attending GATS, which means it’s the fifth time I’ve met with a lot of the people we meet with at the big truck shows, and the fourth time I’ve embarrassed myself by not being able to remember anyone’s…
Spot Truckload Rates Fall for Second Straight Week
Spot truckload freight rates moved slightly lower for the second consecutive week for the seven-day period ending August 19 as freight volume remained strong, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.
Magellan ELD self-certified, built in partnership with Samsung
The Magellan/Samsung partnership offers a way to separate work and play on the tablet on which it’s built, Samsung’s marquee Tab-E. BYOD options to run Magellan’s ELD/nav software on select Samsung phones and tablets also exist.
‘Live, Laugh, Love, and Dance’: Tony Justice live to open GATS
Video: Justice opened his first GATS 2017 set yesterday with “Live, Laugh, Love and Dance,” penned with his wife, Misty, for those who’ve been through and/or suffer from depression in their lives, with hopes that it might help someone pull through.