After the prediction of a shortfall of 174,00 truck drivers by 2026, the main priority for organizations is to understand and address driver concerns in order to retain a strong workforce and attract new talent. Third-party logistics provider Kenco and CarrierLists conducted a recent driver survey that reveals their concerns,...

Little-known law explains why truck driver pay has decreased by as much as 50% since the 1970s
Since the 1970s truck drivers’ salaries have decreased by as much as 50%. According to economists, The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 is partially to blame for the devaluation of one of America’s most dependable blue collar jobs. Sociologist Steve Viscelli from the University of Pennsylvania adds that the 1980...

First Electric Trucks Released by Volvo
Series production of a limited number of FL electric trucks, as well as heavier FE electric trucks, for the European market is slated to begin in the second half of the year, by no other than Volvo Trucks, whose North American units include Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America,...

Brambles revenues far better than its actual profit
As reported by Australian Stock Exchange, a supplier of reusable pallets, crates and containers for the supply chain industries, Brambles, recorded strong revenue growth but its profit was much lower in the first half of its financial year. Sales revenue increased by 3 percent Sales revenues were up three percent...

The upcoming bad weather possibly threatens trucking across the Southeast
Weather updates for this week give us Nick Austin, senior meteorologist and director of Weather analytics. Usually, snow and ice are causing the necessity for slowing down on the road during the winter time. Although these sort of problems for truckers will probably happen in some parts of the country,...

It’s official: Love Freightways is moving headquarters
We are glad to announce to all of our customers, that Love Freightways business is doing good and we are expanding and moving our location to accommodate our growth. We are moving our Head Quarters to Las Vegas, Nevada, the #1 upcoming city for business. However, we are still keeping...

Trucking Trends and Forecasts for 2019
These are 2019 predictions and trends that will most likely extend this year. The points were made by speakers at the recent MarketWaves 18 conference near Dallas, put on the by trucking data company FreightWaves. 1.Interest rates might rise Rates might well rise, said Jason Schenker of the Futurist Institute....

Is it a just a pattern or has the freight market really bottomed?
One would think that, since the Chinese New Year (CNY) began on the February the 5th, that will have at least some impact to the freight market, but, as it turns out, it won’t have any impact for a few weeks. Weekly rail intermodal volumes, which are heavily tied to...