Dean Croke, Chief Insight Officer, FreightWaves Though the industry debates over driver safety, hours of service, shipper detention times, high driver turnover, and driver shortages, it still misses an important […]

Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: MARTEN TRANSPORTATION) Since 2014, we’ve been closely following the publicly-traded truckload companies, and in 2015 we started embedding the results from these […]

Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Two years ago, I had a very enlightening conversation with Thom Albrecht (now CFO at Celadon). We were talking about why […]

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: TRUCKSTOCKIMAGES.COM) While some truckload carriers tend to treat their brokerage operations as hobbies or support functions, Chattanooga-based Covenant Transport (NASDAQ: CVTI) is committed to fostering a relevant […]

Ashley Coker (CHART: DATA FROM TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION INSIDE FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) Despite many truckload carriers reporting record revenues and strong operating ratios in the second and third quarters, TCA data […]

John Paul Hampstead (CHART: DATA FROM TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION INSIDE FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) Roughly 65% of Truckload Carrier Association member fleets have structured brokerage operations, estimates Chris Henry, program manager of […]

Ashley Coker (CHART: DATA FROM TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION AND DAT INSIDE FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) Whether you call it a driver shortage or a driver squeeze, it’s no secret that the trucking […]

Ashley Coker (CHART: DATA FROM TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION AND DAT INSIDE FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) Brokerage revenues dropped at asset-based carriers as the market deteriorated between June 2018 and August 2018, according […]

Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) You’ve done it a thousand times. Walking through operations, you’ve asked yourself, “Why am I paying these smart people to spend […]

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: KENWORTH) Central Oregon Truck Company will wrap-up its cross-country tour hauling the 49th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree with one last stop at Andrews Air Force Base in […]

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: SWIFT TRANSPORTATION) Drivers at Swift Transportation, a subsidiary of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX), now have the opportunity to earn college degrees online through Southern New […]

Ashley Coker Used Class 8 truck pricing held strong in October and same dealer sales volumes rebounded after a slight dip last month, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. […]

Ashley Coker (CART: DATA FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND TCA INGAUGE IN FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) Even though the Department of Energy’s reported diesel per gallon price has risen 27% since early […]

By David Heller, Vice President of Government Affairs, Truckload Carriers Association Detention time is certainly not a new issue, but recent developments, particularly the advent of the electronic logging device […]

GREG ORR, EVP OF U.S. TRUCKLOAD FOR TFI INTERNATIONAL. TFI International (TSX:TFII), the Montreal, Canada-based transport and logistics company, has made two significant personnel announcements this week. David Saperstein has […]