The American Transportation Research Institute today announced it’s initiating research on the challenges facing women truck drivers as well as barriers that discourage women from considering a career as a trucker. ATRI said its comprehensive study will also identify strategies for overcoming industry issues faced by women. Previous ATRI research has confirmed that women make up […]
For the second year in a row, trucking costs are rising. That’s according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update. In the highly respected ATRI report, in 2022 the average cost per mile rose to $2.25, reaching a point 21.3% higher than in 2021. In the same […]
WASHINGTON — A government audit has determined that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should make its complaint database more transparent to improve its usefulness for truck drivers. A report published on Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded that FMCSA does not make all categories of complaint data publicly available — contrary to U.S. […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced more than US$80 million in grant awards to help professional drivers access truck parking. The grants include a 65% increase in funding for truck parking projects over last year and enhance efforts to support truck drivers and improve safety. The funding will expand […]
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel rose by nearly another nickel over the past week, with a nearly 17-cent surge in California. It’s the 10th straight week of increases for the national average. After dropping to as low as $3.77 in early July, the average retail diesel price has risen every […]
Freight transportation markets inched closer to equilibrium in August, according to data compiled in the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI). The Tuesday report displayed a reading of 60.5 for transportation capacity during the month, which is still well into expansion territory but the slowest growth rate logged since April 2022. The subindex was 5.1 percentage points […]
Truckload freight volumes fell last month and national benchmark spot rates for dry van and refrigerated loads retreated from their gains in June, reported DAT Freight & Analytics. The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), a measure of loads moved during a given month, was lower in July for all three equipment types: Van TVI was […]
WASHINGTON — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is set for Aug. 20-26. During Brake Safety Week, commercial motor vehicle inspectors highlight the importance of brake systems by conducting inspections of their components and removing commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from our roadways until those violations are corrected, […]
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has opened a new parts redistribution center in Whitestown, Ind. The company says the 605,000 sq.-ft. facility will help it replenish its 10 parts distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada, with more efficient and timely parts deliveries. The new facility also expands DTNA’s overall parts distribution network to nearly […]
There’s lots to digest in this week’s trucking economic report. Motive says that industry exits in the U.S. are now reaching into the realms of larger-sized fleets, affecting operations with five trucks or more. To date, it’s predominantly been single-truck operators that have packed it in or rejoined partnerships with larger fleets. Meanwhile, those relying […]
