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Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Schneider Profit Rises 5.2%

Trucking, intermodal and logistics services provider Schneider National Inc. on Tuesday reported its second quarter profit increased 5.2% from a year...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/141523/earnings-watch-schneider-profit-rises-5-2
Categories: Fleet Management
NAFTA Trucking Freight Falls; 19th Straight Overall Monthly Drop

Trucking and all other transportation modes except rail carried less cross-border freight by value in July compared to a year earlier, according to new U.S....

https://www.truckinginfo.com/136925/nafta-trucking-freight-falls-19th-straight-overall-monthly-drop
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Werner Falls 20%, Marten Transport Unchanged

Profit for trucking and logistics provider Werner Enterprises Inc. fell 20% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same time in 2016 while...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/140095/earnings-watch-werner-falls-20-marten-transport-unchanged
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Trucking Helps With Most Recent Job Gains, Consumer Sentiment Cools

The U.S. economy added another 228,000 non-farm jobs in November, aided by job gains in the trucking industry, according to a Labor Department report...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/143363/economic-watch-trucking-helps-with-most-recent-job-gains-consumer-sentiment-cool
Categories: Fleet Management
For-Hire Freight Shipments Fall for Second Straight Month

A new U.S. Transportation Department report shows the total amount of for-hire freight moved in the country fell 0.6% in September from the month before,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/137630/for-hire-freight-shipments-fall-for-second-straight-month
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Manufacturing, Housing Post Big Rebounds

U.S. manufacturers started the year with a rebound in output and new business growth, according to preliminary results of a survey released Friday. A...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/133372/economic-watch-manufacturing-housing-post-big-rebounds
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Freight Market Steady, Rates Down

Spot market freight volume remained relatively stable in September, edging down only 0.6% month over month as rates declined from both the month before and...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131847/spot-freight-market-steady-rates-down
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Truckload Rates Surge to Start New Year

Amid extreme weather and tight capacity, national average spot truckload rates saw double-digit increases during the week ending Jan. 6, according to DAT...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/143766/spot-truckload-rates-surge-to-start-new-year
Categories: Fleet Management

A load of publicly held trucking fleets released first quarter 2018 earnings – Forward Air, Knight-Swift, Landstar, Covenant, Echo Global, and Heartland –...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/288111/earnings-watch-1st-quarter-earnings-up-as-fleets-grapple-with-driver-shortage
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Manufacturing Pushes Industrial Production Higher Amid Other Reports

The output from the nation's factories, mines and utilities increased in July, the largest gain since November 2014, and there also are improvements in...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/136389/economic-watch-manufacturing-pushes-industrial-production-higher-amid-other-repo
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Covenant Profit Plunges 62%, Landstar Slips 7.6%

Profit for the Tennessee-based parent to Covenant Transport plummeted in the third quarter, while Landstar System recorded only a 7.6% decline, according to...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/137341/earnings-watch-covenant-profit-plunges-62-landstar-slips-7-6
Categories: Fleet Management, Operations
Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Rates Continue Tumbling

Measures of both truckload and intermodal rates posted another rounds of declines, according to new figures released by freight payment processor Cass...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/136832/truckload-linehaul-intermodal-rates-continue-tumbling
Categories: Fleet Management

Barring the U.S economy suddenly slamming on the brakes — and you would be hard-pressed to find any economist or analyst worth their salt who would make...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/300882/analysis-rising-interest-rates-got-you-down
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Market Truckload Rates Continue to Fall

Spot-market load availability moved a little higher last week, but it was not enough to outweigh a gain in truck capacity, with rates continuing to fall.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/133753/spot-market-truckload-rates-continue-to-fall
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Employment, Manufacturing Disappoint; Construction Skyrockets

Despite a booming construction sector, the latest reports on jobs and manufacturing have some concerned that the U.S. economy is losing some of its steam.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131733/economic-watch-employment-manufacturing-disappoint-construction-skyrockets
Categories: Fleet Management
Commentary: Why the Amazon-Whole Foods Deal May Not Mean Much

Some are predicting the Amazon-Whole Foods acquisition will be a game-changer but it may not be as big of a deal for trucking as we think, says Business...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157607/commentary-why-the-amazon-whole-foods-deal-may-not-mean-much
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Manufacturing Starts Year Strong, Housing Best in Years

The U.S. manufacturing sector had a solid start to 2017, with overall operating conditions improving at the quickest pace for nearly two years, according to...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/138691/economic-watch-manufacturing-starts-year-strong-housing-best-in-years
Categories: Fleet Management
Outlook for Freight Activity Seen as Improved

Three measures of freight activity and spending were mixed, according to new figures, but the outlook for their performances has improved, according to Cass...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/138641/outlook-for-freight-activity-seen-as-improved
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Job Growth Continues as Manufacturing Improves

Employers in the U.S. continue to add people to their payrolls at a healthy pace, and there is mounting evidence that the nation’s manufacturing sector is...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/138880/economic-watch-job-growth-continues-as-manufacturing-improves
Categories: Fleet Management
U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Posts 13th Straight Monthly Gain

An increase in the price of crude oil is largely responsible for another jump in the value of freight moved between the U.S. and its two North American Free...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/278442/u-s-nafta-freight-value-posts-13th-straight-monthly-gain
Categories: Fleet Management, Operations
Growth Drives UPS Earnings Higher

Growth across all business segments let to higher earnings for trucking and parcel delivery giant UPS in the second quarter.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/308324/earnings-watch-ups-2nd-quarter-earnings-increase-to-1-7-billion
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Market Freight Volume, Rates Drop

Freight volume followed a common seasonal pattern of declining in August on the spot freight market as linehaul rates also moved lower, pushing the latest...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131438/spot-market-freight-volume-rates-drop
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Truckload Freight Volume Falls, Flatbed Rates Gain

Spot truckload freight rates switched patterns over the past week, following seasonal highs hit by vans and reefers and a decline in flatbeds, as overall...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/136041/spot-truckload-freight-volume-falls-flatbed-rates-gain
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Freight Market Measure Remains Low Despite Improvement

Spot market freight volume got a 38% percent boost from seasonal freight in March, but the DAT North American Freight Index remains at one of its lowest...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/134568/spot-freight-market-measure-remains-low-despite-improvement
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Marten Transport Profit Increases Nearly 50% from Year Earlier

Marten Transport Ltd. has reported a near 50% improvement in net income for the second quarter of the year compared to a year ago.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/306986/earnings-watch-marten-transport-profit-increases-nearly-50-from-year-earlier
Categories: Fleet Management
Analysis: Look Deeper Into GDP Numbers  for Better Trucking Insight

GDP doesn't always tell the whole story of trucking's economic climate. That's why MacKay & Company developed its proprietary measure, Truckable Economic...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157413/analysis-look-deeper-into-gdp-numbers-for-better-trucking-insight
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Heartland First Quarter Profit Slips 2.4%

First quarter earnings for trucking company Heartland Express Inc. edged lower from the same time a year ago as revenue posted a significant decline,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/140104/earnings-watch-heartland-first-quarter-profit-slips-2-4
Categories: Fleet Management
Analysis: Lessons From Interesting Times in the Spot Market

Traditionally, transportation and logistics managers start planning in earnest for the coming bid season with a look back at the previous year for...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157152/analysis-lessons-from-interesting-times-in-the-spot-market
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Manufacturing Solid, Construction Disappoints

U.S. manufacturing activity in July remained solid, according to two reports issued Tuesday while separate ones showed overall construction activity in the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/141524/economic-watch-manufacturing-solid-construction-disappoints
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Expect Increase In Retail Imports

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports should see a small-but-significant increase this month as merchants stock up for the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/135891/economic-watch-expect-increase-in-retail-imports
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Truckload Freight Rates Slip But Stay High

The availability of spot truckload freight dipped 1.8% while the number of trucks posted fell 2.4% during the week ending Oct. 28, according to DAT...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/142857/spot-truckload-freight-rates-slip-but-stay-high
Categories: Equipment, Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: Volvo Earnings Improve

The parent company to Volvo, Mack and other truck brands is back in the black, according to earnings reports released Friday, but it plans to cut U.S....

https://www.truckinginfo.com/133588/earnings-watch-volvo-earnings-improve
Categories: Fleet Management
4th Quarter Freight Spending Surges as Shipments Ease

A measure of the nation’s freight market showed gains in both spending and shipments during the fourth quarter of 2017, but the strength of the advances...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/278483/4th-quarter-freight-spending-surges-as-shipments-ease
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Load Availability Increases, Rates Continue Falling

Despite van and reefer load availability increasing for the third consecutive week on the spot market, national average rates in the three major trucking...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131014/spot-load-availability-increases-rates-continue-falling
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Hurricanes Hit Housing, Industrial Production

Home building in the U.S. slowed in September, according to a new report, while a separate one showed that the total amount of output from the nation’s...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/142649/economic-watch-hurricanes-hit-housing-industrial-production
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Market Flatbed Rates Continue Rise; Vans, Reefers Fall Again

The number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market increased 3.5% during the week ending July 30, sending load-to-truck ratios higher at the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/136204/spot-market-flatbed-rates-continue-rise-vans-reefers-fall-again
Categories: Fleet Management
Intermodal Surges in Third Quarter, Volume Hits Record High

Total intermodal freight volumes climbed 6.3% year-over-year in the third quarter for the strongest growth rate in over three years, according to new...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/142843/intermodal-surges-in-third-quarter-volume-hits-record-high
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: XPO Reports Loss of Nearly $63 Million

Despite greatly increased revenue in the final quarter of last year and for all of 2015, the fleet that purchased Con-way last year reported bigger losses.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/133890/earnings-watch-xpo-reports-loss-of-nearly-63-million
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Freight Up, Reefer Rates Improve Slightly

The amount of freight available on one spot network moved slightly higher last week, but it was only enough to push rates up a little bit in one sector.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/130920/spot-freight-up-reefer-rates-improve-slightly
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Truckload Rates Drop for Third Straight Week

Spot truckload freight rates continued trickling lower for the third straight week for the week ending Jan. 27, according to new figures release from...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/278508/spot-truckload-rates-drop-for-third-straight-week
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Industrial Production, Consumer Sentiment Up; New Homes Mixed

Industrial production in the U.S. rebounded from a drop at the start of the year, as consumer sentiment is the best in more than a decade – but there's a...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/279174/economic-watch-industrial-production-consumer-sentiment-up-new-homes-mixed
Categories: Fleet Management
Spot Freight Market Could Be Looking Up

If you’ve given up on the truckload spot freight market or have been using it less because of the past year’s depressed rates, it might be time to give it a...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/156869/spot-freight-market-could-be-looking-up
Categories: Fleet Management
Freight Shipments, Payments Increase After Two Monthly Declines

Freight shipments and payments rose in September following two straight monthly declines, according to the latest Cass Freight Index.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131905/freight-shipments-payments-increase-after-two-monthly-declines
Categories: Fleet Management
Truckload Rates Rising Rapidly, Intermodal Lagging

Truckload shipping rates continue to rise, while intermodal shipping continues to get cheaper, according to two of the latest monthly readings. A wider...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/130995/truckload-rates-rising-rapidly-intermodal-lagging
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Manufacturing Remains Weak, Construction Strong

Two new readings of the U.S. manufacturing sector for April show the second quarter began with a slowdown in production and new business growth, while a...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/134909/economic-watch-manufacturing-remains-weak-construction-strong
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: FedEx Quarterly Profit Totals $715 Million

Earnings for trucking and package delivery company FedEx Corp. moved up modestly to $715 million, or $2.65 per share, in its fiscal quarter ending Aug 31...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/136878/earnings-watch-fedex-quarterly-profit-totals-715-million
Categories: Fleet Management
Earnings Watch: ArcBest Profit Falls, Celadon Reports Loss

The parent of a company primarily known for its less-than-truckload fleet saw its profit fall by nearly a third while a separate carrier that provides...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/137553/earnings-watch-arcbest-profit-falls-celadon-reports-loss
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: GDP Jumps in Second Quarter, First Quarter Revised Upward

The first reading on how well the American economy performed in the second quarter of the year shows it accelerated well ahead of the first quarter pace,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/130706/economic-watch-gdp-jumps-in-second-quarter-first-quarter-revised-upward
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Employment Surges, Exports Highest in 2+ Years

Employers in the U.S. continued adding a strong number of jobs in July, while separate reports show better exports and factory orders.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/141586/economic-watch-employment-surges-exports-highest-in-2-years
Categories: Fleet Management
Economic Watch: Housing, Industrial Production, E-Commerce Sales Improve

The U.S. housing market improved in October following some ups and downs earlier in the year, while industrial production jumped in part due to increased...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/143096/economic-watch-housing-industrial-production-e-commerce-sales-improve


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