freight
ATRI Report Offers Guidelines for Freight Plans
The American Transportation Research Institute released a report outlining the best practices for freight planning at the state level Feb. 27.
February 28, 2018Old Dominion Freight Line Helps MLB Teams Move
Old Dominion Freight Line
Continuing its partnership with the league and MLB teams across the country, Old Dominion Freight Line, along with fans and players, celebrated the beginning of a new season during the traditional spring training send-off known as Moving Day, according to a release.
February 7, 2018Sequoia Capital Leads Group Pumping in Cash to Startup Next Trucking
Next Trucking has received $21 million in a round of financing led by Sequoia Capital, the freight marketplace startup announced Jan. 30.
January 30, 2018Spending on Trucking Services Soars in Fourth Quarter
Tom Saunders
Spending on trucking services advanced by their highest rate this decade in the fourth quarter of 2017, spurred by demand and tight capacity, according to the U.S. Bank Freight Payments Index, a quarterly measure of quantitative changes in freight shipment and spending activity tracked on a national and regional level.
January 25, 2018Fleets Seek Drivers as Turnover Rate Hits 95%
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Driver turnover at large truckload fleets rose 5% in the third quarter to a 95% annualized rate, the highest churn since the end of 2015, according to American Trucking Associations.
December 7, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 6: Tax Reform Cometh
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The leader of a group representing a large portion of the trucking industry is urging lawmakers to advance a tax reform bill the Republican-led tax-writing House Ways and Means committee will consider for most of this week.
November 6, 2017Illinois County Freight Plan Balances Growth, Livability, Officials Say
By its very title, the Will County, Ill., Community Friendly Freight Mobility Plan sounds like an “oxymoron,” but the 238-page document does attempt to balance the needs of economic development with residents’ quality of life, officials said.
September 18, 2017Kansas DOT Grants Help Ease Freight-Route Congestion
Certain cities in Kansas are using state Department of Transportation funding to reshape roads near distribution centers that draw freight congestion.
August 30, 2017Mack’s Second-Quarter Orders Surge 58%
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For the second consecutive quarter, Mack Trucks delivered fewer trucks than a year ago but received a surge in orders, as a result of an active construction segment and slowly improving freight environment in North America.
July 19, 2017ATA Forecasts 2.8% Freight Growth for 2017, 3.4% Rise Through 2023
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American Trucking Associations predicts that freight volumes will grow 2.8% this year and then 3.4% per year through 2023,
July 19, 2017