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Thomas Wasson Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Investment conference equipment highlights, Knight-Swift acquires MME, transportation unemployment falls

Stephens investment conference trucking equipment highlights Supply chain challenges were the main focus at the Stephens annual investment conference earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee. Executives said driver recruiting and broader supply chain bottlenecks were slightly easing, but purchasing and procuring equipment has gotten notably tougher.  Lack of trailers becoming new driver shortage: Derek Leathers, […]

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Thomas Wasson Thursday, November 18, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Private fleets expand; trucking mergers and acquisitions; and detention on the rise

Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand due to high spot market rates and dwindling capacity in the market. Less capacity equals less service, and service metrics remain a big driver for in-house transportation. For large common carriers (they haul […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, August 19, 2021

White Paper: Q3 2021 Freight Broker Outlook

This Freight Broker Outlook Report- presented in partnership with TAI TMS- is the first installment of a quarterly publication. This report reviews the first half of 2021 and a forecast for the remainder of the year. Freight broker survey results and SONAR data are included. Feature insights include:• 2021 review of the trucking freight market• […]

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