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TransCore Freight Index decreases in April
May 24, 2011

TransCore’s North American Freight Index showed a 14% decline in spot market truckload freight volume for April 2011 compared with March, but a 12% increase versus April 2010. ...

Intermodal volume climbs in Q1 2011
May 17, 2011

Intermodal volume increased 9% year-over-year in Q1 2011 as international volume grew for the fifth straight quarter, posting a solid 9.6% uptick, according to a report released May 12 by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). IANA’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report also notes that overall domestic intermodal volume also increased during the quarter by 8.4%...

Preliminary Class 8 orders jump in April
May 17, 2011

A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for North American markets climbed to 38,200 units in April 2011, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders jumped 158% from year-ago April and represented the largest monthly order intake since March 2006. Preliminary net order numbers are subject to revision and are typically accurate to within 5% plus or minus...

Impact of driver shortage on fleet capacity is widespread, survey says
May 17, 2011

More than seven in 10 fleets surveyed for the Q2 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report indicate the shortage of drivers is either impacting their fleet now or may in the future...

Freight rates up for most carriers
in first quarter, TCP survey reveals
May 10, 2011

The recent First Quarter Business Expectations Survey completed by Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) found that a majority of the carriers reported that average freight rates in the past quarter continue to rise. Most of the rate increases were less than 5%, however. The larger carrier reported seeing more rate increases in the 1-5% range than did smaller carriers. However, smaller carriers reported more rate increases in the 5-15% range....

ATA hails continued increase in usage
of seat belts by commercial truck drivers
May 10, 2011

Officials from the American Trucking Associations praised industry and law enforcement groups, as well as the federal government, for their efforts to improve seat belt usage among commercial truck drivers....

Carriers shying away from using
broker services, TCP survey says
May 2, 2011

The recent First Quarter Business Expectations Survey completed by Transport Capital Partners, LLC (TCP) found 87% of carriers reporting said they have used less broker services during the past three months....

March Canadian Freight Index sets record
May 2, 2011

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index set a new all-time record in March 2011, topping the previous record from May 2008. Volumes for March 2011 were up 35% from the previous year and 36% from the prior month. ...

Study links future truck crash
involvement to driver history
May 2, 2011

In a study, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) reveals that truck drivers with certain driving records (ie, prior crashes, violations, and convictions) are more susceptible to being involved in a future truck crash than their peers with clean driving records....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
climbs 1.7% in March 2011
May 2, 2011

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7% in March 2011 after falling a revised 2.7% in February....

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