While some truckload carriers posted significantly better-than-expected results, most saw their shares sag as the bullish trucking trade cooled heading into the third-quarter earnings season.
Message from NATSO: Technology trends will force truck stop owners to reevaluate how they serve their customers.
Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration with FreightWaves earlier this week to explore how the DRIVE-Safe Act could affect the driver shortage if it becomes law.
While things like bonuses and increased pay are already being employed to attract drivers, the shortage continues to worsen
Sponsored by Reliance Partners…The DOT’s pilot program to study the feasibility of 18-21-year-old drivers will have an insurance impact, but what exactly do insurance providers think of the proposal?
Among today’s highlights: a drop in spot rates, Werner comments on driver availability, Rhode Island collects more than expected
Sponsored by Reliance Partners…Other than the economy slowing and unemployment rising, is there a solution to the driver problem?
With the so-called driver squeeze continuing to make headlines in 2018 (FreightWaves, The Washington Post, USA Today, and NPR), some trucking companies are pushing back against the shortage with announcements of their own: pay increases for their drivers.
The current capacity crunch has been a significant issue in the trucking industry since last year. Many things will need to change in order to resolve the squeeze, but discussions throughout Transparency18 highlighted technology’s role.
Commentary: The term shortage is popular among industry commentators- but like other markets, a shortage is a function of the lack of a resource at a specific price.
