New trailer orders plunge 72% from a year ago
September 26, 2019 by Truck News COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. orders for new trailers rose slightly in August, but were down by 72% from a year ago amid economic uncertainty,…
UPDATED: U.S. trucker shortage swells to 60,800 in 2018
July 24, 2019 by Truck News ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. driver shortage rose to 60,800 last year, up nearly 20% from 50,700 in 2017, the American Trucking Associations said…
Canfor temporarily shutting down lumber mills across B.C.
Low lumber prices and the high cost of fibre are the cause of curtailment, according to the company Apr. 25, 2019 Canfor has announced it will be temporarily closing down…
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Trailer orders officially “epic”: ACT
October 25, 2018 by Truck News COLUMBUS, Ind. – September trailer orders, totaling more than 58,000 units, were up 52% from August and 135% year-over-year, according to ACT Research’s State of…
Record August for trailer orders
September 21, 2018 Trailer orders exceeded the best August in history, according to preliminary data from FTR and ACT Research. FTR reported orders of 35,300 units, exceeding expectations at 27%…
9 months into ELD mandate, confusion persists
August 27, 2018 Brian Straight, managing editor Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Office of Enforcemnt and Compliance for FMCSA, has the inevitable task of attending events such as the Great American Trucking…
Tariffs not enough to derail trucking economy
July 13, 2018 Brian Straight, managing editor First in a series of FreightWaves’ Market Update webinars highlights economic outlook, impact of ELD mandate, and areas of freight strength While there is…
Pay up: Companies confronting the driver shortage one dime at a time
June 02, 2018 Maria Baker Despite national unemployment rates sitting at an “18-year low of 3.8 percent,” the so-called driver squeeze continues to make headlines in 2018, marking it “a pretty rowdy year…
With drivers feeling constrained by ELDs, industry needs solutions to solve growing “flexibility crunch”
May 26, 2018 Dean Croke, chief analytics officer, FreightWaves Imagine the worst boss you've ever had looking over your shoulder all day and telling you what to do, and then once…