trucking industry

What would happen if trucks stopped hauling freight?

Michigan trucking company auctioning equipment after 50 years

NFI hosts Girl Scout trucking event

The largest trucking companies that went bankrupt in 2022 freight recession

A common theme during the downward swing in the cyclical freight market cycle is the movement of owner-operators in and out of large fleets.

Creative and strategic solutions for recruiting in the logistics space.

As the world continues to become increasingly digitized, especially since this shift was accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have had to find a balance in the workplace in managing relationships despite being primarily online.

FreightWaves presents the Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday, June 15.

Overall traffic fatalities in 2021 projected to be highest since 2005

In the wake of the latest deadly shootings, Democratic lawmakers urge carriers to tighten firearm security measures.

AskWaves looks at what truck drivers do about flat tires

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of rising diesel costs on the spot market and the trucking industry.

Trucking executives at large fleets acknowledged a weakening spot market during the first-quarter earnings season but their ties to the contract market give them confidence.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of Chinese lockdowns on global supply chains and the U.S. trucking industry.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller explains the boom and bust cycle of the trucking industry.

Attend the FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday, April 13!

With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes methods to generate more revenue in a trucking downturn.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the current costs of trucking.

Craig Fuller analyzes the state of the U.S. truckload market.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the U.S. freight system

Make accidents easy, see the big picture, and keep your company safe.

While U.S. trucking company owner Bogdan Golosinskiy left Ukraine with his family when he was 9 years old, he says he can’t ignore the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

3 reasons you need a dashcam

Time is running out for trucking companies to upgrade or replace third-generation mobile devices

MIT’s David Correll and aifleet’s Marc El Khoury join Thomas Wasson on this episode of Loaded and Rolling to talk about the much-touted driver shortage.

FreightWaves’ Top 500 Largest For-Hire Carriers list FreightWaves just released the inaugural Top 500 list of the largest for-hire trucking fleets in the U.S. The ranking is based on tractor […]

Driver recruiting challenges, pay and demographics trends Driver recruiting remains a key challenge heading into 2022 due to pandemic, demographic and economic trends. Pay and wages remain a central theme […]

Struggling for capacity: A briefing on fleet availability The holiday season in trucking traditionally sees lower driver activity due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The driver’s home time […]

A closer look into FMCSA HOS rule changes

In today’s newsletter: Enterprise carriers race to innovate; Component shortage delays electric vehicles; ATRI top truck bottlenecks of 2021. Enterprise carriers race to innovate by embracing new technologies and partnerships […]

Truck drivers who started in their 50s and 60s share how they got into the industry, along with their experiences on the road.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller provides analysis regarding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

FreightWaves’ Tyler Cole and Brad Benbow, business growth investments at Ardagh Group, chat during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience on ways to cut supply chain waste.

Motor Carrier Act of 1980, OTR driver shortage, consumer confidence falls

2 in West Virginia, 2 in Georgia, 1 in Tennessee

Pumpkin growers across the U.S. have dealt with everything from invasive fungus to extreme weather to supply chain issues leading up to Halloween this year.

“There are significant inventories of already produced vehicles where essential parts are lacking.”

Big Benefits for Small Fleets: The CarrierHQ Difference

Understanding the differences among truckloads

A wild animal bolts into the road, giving a trucker little to no time to avoid a collision. It could happen just about anywhere.

You can’t blame carriers for refusing to stick by a handshake agreement to sell service at pre-negotiated rates or at a discount.

Truckers with 10% revenue loss can get up to $125,000 each from USDA

Learn about how to make sure you’re hiring qualified drivers

After months of tepid increases or decreases, industry tacks on a lot more workers

Most Dangerous US Highway Stretches

Estimated US Average Vehicle Emissions Rates

Autonomous Operation Levels

What Are Truck Blind Spots?

Hundreds of shippers, including ones that supply big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, are scrambling for transportation after FedEx Freight (NYSE: FDX) on Monday abruptly stopped truck pickups at […]

Truckers were asked on social media which tunnels in the U.S. and Canada wrack their nerves the most.

The servitization of the trucking industry means there is a need for carriers to have better transparency of their available equipment in order to add new revenue streams.

Government Agency
Seeks Long-haul Truckers
for Nuclear Materials

Bureau of Transportation Statistics – Employment by Industry

Drivers are wanted in New Mexico and Texas to transport nuclear weapons and materials at a starting salary of $52,248.

What is the Carbon Footprint of a Truck?

Vehicle Transport leverages partnerships within Agero’s Swoop Dealer Portal to quickly get drivers back on the road after breakdowns or accidents.

Switzerland had the highest average truck driver salary at more than $70,000 a year.

Trucking companies will need to become more strategic about recruitment in the future. Those not willing to change will have difficulty finding drivers.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about FreightWaves, as well as transportation today and moving forward.

Here’s a look at the impact of drag on your drive.

John Schneider will give a portion of the album sales to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps over-the-road drivers and their families when they have experienced an illness or an injury that keeps them off the road.

A new report from IBM Security, “X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2021,” highlights the evolving nature of the cybersecurity threats facing companies — with ransomware coming out on top.

The trucking community grapples with the city of Palmview, Texas’ ordinance restricting parking as well as access to city streets.

After a difficult 2020, optimism about the supply chain is running high this year — and 11 industry leaders have identified several opportunities for growth with their predictions for the rest of 2021.

In 2021, you do not just need to offer a solution; you need to offer a smart solution.

Truckers Christmas Group Organization (TCGO) is extending its application deadline to Dec. 7 to spread holiday cheer to deserving truck drivers.

Semis use air brakes to halt the motion of the entire truck and trailer. 

One of the toughest obstacles for a new trucking company can be finding affordable insurance. Robert Haley, VP of Transportation for USI Insurance Services, and Pierre Laguerre, founder and CEO of Fleeting, discuss tips on risk mitigation for new carriers at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

ZUUM brings shippers, brokers and carriers together to create synergy by resolving the fragmentation in technology adoption, data and capacity.

TruckX has introduced a ruggedized wired ELD setup, which reduces the operational difficulties that come with using a bluetooth ELD solution.

FlockFreight pools together LTL freight and ships it via shared truckloads in full truckload containers instead.

FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom chats surface transportation outlook with Ryder’s head of transportation management at The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit.

Rosenthal predicts Internet-based distribution to jump as high as 50%.

Cameras are replacing mirrors on large trucks.

Carriers can control data shared with third-party brokerages and monitor how frequently they use it.

The latter half of 2020 looks to bring positive load volumes and favorable conditions for carriers. It appears Q2’s recessionary conditions couldn’t slow the trucking industry.

The TN360 solution uses AI to provide actionable data insights for improving fleet management.

HubTran will now process and audit incoming documents from carriers and automatically assign them to the correct load in Brokerware.

Mexico’s new “Administrative Registry of the Automotive Industry of Heavy Vehicles” will contain monthly data from trucking companies, including wholesale and retail sales, as well as import, export and production numbers for trucks in Mexico.

Proper routing is crucial for trucking companies of all sizes. Poor routing costs time, which equates to money in trucking. Here are some reasons to consider automating route planning.

The safety of all motorists is paramount. An organizaton that is focused on the safety of truckers is Together for Safer Roads. Learn more about its mission and how it works.

Berlin- and Paris-based startups are merging to become one of the largest digital trucking freight forwarding platforms in Europe.

Focusing on risk management can help protect fleets from the pain of paying massive damages.

Apart from exonerating drivers from wrongful accusations in road accidents, dash cams can also help the fleet management reward top drivers and improve driver behavior.

Documents will now be automatically scanned, categorized, grouped, and audited by HubTran, before being assigned to the correct load on the FMS platform.

KeepTruckin introduces Maintenance Reminders, a tool that helps companies avoid unscheduled vehicle downtimes.

In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.