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Shippers Condition Index continues to fall
Apr 25, 2011

FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index (SCI) as reported in the firm’s April Shippers Update continues to decline, reflecting tightening capacity in the trucking sector....

Increased hiring, rising turnover rate
indicate recovery, ATA economist says
Apr 25, 2011

Hiring in the trucking industry picked up in the fourth quarter of 2010, which coupled with an increase in the turnover rate for linehaul truckload drivers portends increased demand for drivers as the economy recovers....

Preliminary Class 8 orders rise in March
Apr 18, 2011

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing March 2011’s Class 8 truck net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 28,871, a 20% increase over February preliminary orders and a 155% increase over the same period in 2010. The March results are a continuation of the strong trend from previous months. The figure includes US, Canada, Mexico, and exports....

Freight volume up, margins down
in 2010, TransCore survey indicates
Apr 18, 2011

The fourth annual TransCore Broker Benchmark Survey revealed that freight brokers on average moved 10% more freight in 2010, while their gross margins declined by 4% compared with the previous year’s survey respondents. Margins improved year-on-year for asset-based brokers, largely due to higher rates in 2010 that benefited their trucking divisions. ...

Truck-involved fatalities
fall to record level in 2009
Apr 18, 2011

The rate of truck-involved fatalities on US highways fell to 1.17 per 100 million miles in 2009, making that year the trucking industry’s safest since the federal government began keeping track in 1975....

ATA chairman calls for sensible hazmat regulations
Apr 13, 2011

Barbara Windsor, American Trucking Associations (ATA) chairman and president and CEO of Hahn Transportation Inc, told a House of Representatives panel that changes are needed to the regulations governing hazardous materials shipments to improve efficiency and relieve unnecessary regulatory burdens...

Preliminary Class 8 orders rise in March
Apr 12, 2011

A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for North American markets rose to 29,200 units in March 2011, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders in March were up 159% from March 2010 and represented the largest monthly order intake since May 2006. Preliminary net order numbers are subject to revision and are typically accurate to within 5% plus or minus....

ATA focuses on outdated rules
needing reconsideration by DOT
Apr 12, 2011

Responding to President Obama’s call to help reduce the regulatory burden on US businesses, the American Trucking Associations highlighted nine outdated, obsolete, or onerous rules that the US Department of Transportation should reconsider....

Wash racks should treat drivers like VIPs
Apr 6, 2011

Tank truck wash racks play a critical role in the driver sustainability campaign that is being championed by National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC). Through actions or inactions, wash racks clearly affect driver satisfaction...

OSHA targets wash rack confined space entry programs
Apr 6, 2011

Tank truck wash racks are coming under greater scrutiny from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and confined-space tank entry seems to be the principal reason. The increased attention could be costly for many tank cleaning facilities...

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