U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico in July increased to $101.1 billion, up 8.5% from 2013, and trucks carried three-fifths of the freight, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Sept. 25.
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Tonnage Hits Record High
August鈥檚 truck tonnage index jumped 4.5% from a year ago to a record 132.6 reading, American Trucking Associations said Sept. 23.
September 29, 2014Shipping Costs Expected to Increase as Freight Carriers Seek Higher Rates
Shippers can expect to pay more to secure freight-hauling capacity as truck and rail carriers raise rates to cover rising costs and to fund investments in equipment and infrastructure, according to transportation and logistics executives.
September 29, 2014Congestion, Infrastructure Shape Discussion Moderated by Transport Topics During MC&E
Top executives and industry experts plan to explore ways business leaders and government officials can work to relieve congestion along the country鈥檚 aging transportation network during a panel discussion Oct. 4-7 at American Trucking Associations鈥 Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.
October 2, 2014TMW Moves to Smooth Out Operations in Response to Customers鈥 Feedback
Officials of trucking-management software vendor TMW Systems Inc. last week outlined steps the company is taking to smooth internal operations and user experiences, and several of its associated plug-in partners announced new integrations with TMW products.
September 29, 2014Freight Groups, States Reject 鈥楧evolution鈥 Idea
The top organizations representing the freight industry and state transportation officials again urged Congress to reject efforts by a small group of conservatives looking to diminish vast federal funding for big-ticket transportation projects.
September 29, 2014Drayage Drivers Must Be Treated Better to Boost Intermodal Service, Officials Say
The long-overlooked intermodal trucker took center stage last week as some industry officials insisted that shippers, railroads and other participants must treat them better, while others assessed growing threats to the traditional owner-operator structure.
September 29, 2014Union Pacific President: 鈥楳odest Improvement鈥 in Fixing Intermodal Delays
LONG BEACH, Calif. 鈥 Union Pacific Railroad President Lance Fritz said the railroad is making 鈥渕odest incremental improvement鈥 to correct delays that have hurt intermodal service levels.
September 22, 2014Chinese Commercial Telematics Market to Surpass US by Decade鈥檚 End, Report Predicts
China will soon become the world鈥檚 largest market for commercial telematics as government regulations and the nation鈥檚 supply-chain woes drive technology adoption, according to a new study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.
September 22, 2014August Truck Sales Rise 28.4%
Class 8 truck sales leaped 28.4% in August from a year ago to 19,627, the biggest percentage gain in two years, WardsAuto.com reported.
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