LTL/Truckload Services

Truckers Propose a Gasoline Tax Increase to Pay for Infrastructure Plan

March 1, 2018

The country’s biggest trucking group thinks it has a way to convince Republicans to raise the gasoline tax: Don’t call it a tax.

Corporate America’s New Dilemma: Raising Prices to Cover Higher Transport Costs

February 28, 2018

Reuters

The drive for cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers, forcing the likes of General Mills Inc and Hormel Foods Corp to spend more on deliveries and consider raising their own prices as a way to pass along the costs.

Daimler Throws Shade at Tesla E-Trucks Plan as Rivalry Heats Up

February 26, 2018

Industryweek

Daimler AG cast doubt on Tesla Inc.’s plan to deliver electric heavy trucks next year, saying its more modest goal to start selling battery-powered big rigs by 2021 is more realistic.

Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush

February 16, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Freight middlemen are seeing a surge in business as growing economic demand and tight capacity sends companies rushing to find shipping space.

Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits

February 12, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

A number of U.S. companies told investors that rising shipping costs in recent months have cut into earnings.

Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars

February 9, 2018

Bloomberg

The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.

Funding Questions Abound Over Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

February 8, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The lack of funding details for President Donald Trump’s plan to spend at least $1.5tr in infrastructure spending leaves uncertain the effort to build and expand roads and bridges nationwide, freight and logistics groups said Wednesday.

Logistics Will Drive Saudi Arabia's Post-Oil Era

February 6, 2018

Patricia Sibo

As the Arabian Gulf region aims for a larger role in the global logistics market, which it is estimated will be worth $15.5tr by 2024, Saudi Arabia is upping its own logistics game and becoming a credible competitor to Dubai in the process.

Understanding the Freight Transportation Challenges of Mid-Market Shippers

January 25, 2018

Kane is Able

More and More Truckers Say They’re Running Out of Capacity

January 25, 2018

The Washington Post

Should we be concerned? Truckers seem to be running out of room.

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