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How fleets with an owner-operator model can go greener
Trucking companies that rely on purchased transportation get creative to work through sustainability challenges.
By Amanda Loudin • Sept. 27, 2021 -
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Los Angeles, Long Beach ports extend truck hours amid cargo deluge
One port will focus on nighttime operations while the other pilots weekend gate hours.
By Jim Stinson • Sept. 22, 2021 -
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These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry.
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FMC moves ahead on detention, demurrage guidance
The Federal Maritime Commission is addressing complaint proceedings and retaliation, as well as how ocean carriers should divulge information.
By Alejandra Carranza • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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Long Beach port offers drivers traffic alerts via text to fight congestion
The free Truck Alert system aims to assuage some frustrations resulting from a deluge of imports.
By Shefali Kapadia , S.L. Fuller • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Old Dominion update indicates LTL is off like a rocket in Q3
The freight market is ripe for profit-making, but it also puts LTL carriers in a position to make tough decisions to preserve quality.
By Jim Stinson • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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CH Robinson levies drayage congestion fee at major US ports
Ports and the drayage providers that serve them have been walloped by a spike in volume and a lack of labor and equipment to quickly handle it.
By Max Garland • Sept. 3, 2021 -
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7 things customers can't stand about LTL carriers
Trucking firms shouldn't ignore opportunities to understand weakness — especially when they impact productivity, efficiencies and budgets.
By Lanny Fleming • Aug. 27, 2021 -
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Boiling TL market to last through the year, Morgan Stanley says
Peak season demand and the driver shortage will put the sector "significantly above 2017," which preceded the 2018 freight boom, analysts said.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Industry group releases contactless delivery standard to increase safety, reduce dwell
Methods that don't require face-to-face interaction, such as electronic bills of lading, reduced average dwell time from 66 minutes to 23 minutes, the Consumer Brands Association found.
By Max Garland • Aug. 13, 2021 -
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Retail freight proves a doorbuster for trucking
Consumer spending is likely to shift more toward services and travel at some point. But for now, Americans are refreshing their closets.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 13, 2021 -
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US Xpress projects tight truckload market will push up contract rates
Driver supply "remains challenging," and tight capacity will keep spot rates above contract rates through 2021, the company said.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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High truck rates keep intermodal rail competitive as volumes surge
Intermodal growth is expected to be solid for the remainder of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.
By Max Garland • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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YRC/Yellow's survival taleYellow focuses on LTL yield in push to profitability
Leaning into yield shifts the emphasis away from adding capacity to carry more tonnage in a driver-constrained market.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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Daseke: Infrastructure bill would keep capacity tight, rates up
Executives said the industrial market has improved to near pre-pandemic levels, and a federal bill would keep the momentum going.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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The TForce to-do list: 12 things TFI wants to fix about UPS Freight
UPS' freight segment was not its priority, which meant some things fell through the cracks. Now, as the division's new owner, TFI must roll up its sleeves.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Schneider's containers struggle to flow through clogged intermodal networks
The average unload dwell time for customers has increased 70% from the 2019 comparable period, President and CEO Mark Rourke said.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Deep Dive // XPO Logistics splits in twoFrom sapling to pure-play LTL: The story of XPO Logistics under Jacobs
Bradley Jacobs is a relentless numbers man and a serial entrepreneur. And he's one thing neither XPO nor GXO can replace.
By Jim Stinson • July 30, 2021 -
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Nikola to pay $125M to settle fraud charges
The fraud charges, announced in July, dealt a blow to Nikola's reputation.
By Jim Stinson • Updated Dec. 21, 2021 -
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Old Dominion limits 'harder-to-handle' loads to reserve capacity
Spillover freight from the TL market isn't necessarily sticky, and ODFL wants to prioritize long-term market share.
By S.L. Fuller • July 28, 2021 -
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LTL, TL freight spending reaches record high: US Bank
The driver shortage has tightened capacity, leaving fleets unable to meet growing demand.
By Max Garland • July 23, 2021 -
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M&A intensifies as carriers seek ‘holistic’ portfolio
Uber Freight, Knight-Swift and others are making moves toward bigger books of business.
By Jim Stinson • July 23, 2021 -
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Capacity crunch prompts JB Hunt to limit service
Detention of trailing equipment in the intermodal and truck segments led the carrier to levy fees.
By Jim Stinson • July 20, 2021 -
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Higher contract rates pull volume from spot truck market
DAT Principal Analyst Dean Croke said carriers are securing higher contract rates, which reduces the incentive to focus on the spot market.
By Matt Leonard • July 19, 2021 -
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Uber Freight leaps into LTL load-matching
The company envisions its digital brokerage platform being a one-stop shopping center for TL, LTL and logistics.
By Jim Stinson • July 15, 2021 -
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Detention and demurrage were hotly debated pre-pandemic. Congestion made it worse.
The average charge more than doubled from 2020, increasing 104%, Container xChange found.
By Matt Leonard • July 13, 2021
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