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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said the driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2018.
“The uptick in turnover is consistent with continued tightness in the market for drivers,” Costello said. “Anecdotally, carriers continue to struggle both recruiting and retaining quality drivers – leading to increasing wages. The tight driver market should continue and will be a source of concern for carriers ...
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WiseTech Global announced the acquisition of SaaS Transportation, a specialist US transport management solutions provider for Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipping.
SaaS Transportation provides LTL and logistics transportation management solutions to third party logistics companies and shippers with integrated quoting, booking and tracking. SaaS Transportation also ...
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On May 21, 2018, truck drivers in Brazil went on strike. The truck drivers are blocking roads and highways, which has led to closures across the country including some airports and ports. Transit and lead times for goods passing through Brazil will be affected. The ...
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A new, unified terminal operating system is driving the terminal data and control systems at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) following the recent, successful changeover from a system that was more than 10 years old.
“Our ability to efficiently coordinate all of the operations, analyze the ...
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The ATA's advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index
headed up 1.1% from March to April at 112.5 (2015=100), following a 1%
(revised from an original estimate of 1.1%) decline in March, which came
in at 110.1. Compared to April 2017, the SA index was ...
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PITT OHIO, a leader in regional and national logistics services, has been named the 2017 Regional LTL Carrier of the Year by DHL Supply Chain. PITT OHIO was one of seven carriers honored in March at the DHL Carrier Performance Award banquet in Miami, Florida. ...
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The American Trucking Associations announced the organization has hired Dan Horvath as its new director of safety policy.
“ATA is a safety-first organization, and having Dan on board will allow us to maintain our position as the leading voice advocating for the safety of the trucking ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2.6% in February after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2 (2015=100), down from 112.1 in January.
ATA revised the January increase from the originally reported 2.0% to 1.6%.
Compared with February ...
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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello reports that the driver turnover rate at truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but that the rate stayed higher than in the previous year.
“Despite this dip in turnover, the driver market remains tight and ...
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Following more than two years of collaborative development with the local motor carrier community, The Port of Virginia® has launched its trucker reservation system (TRS) to begin the effort of managing the flow of truck volume at the port.
“This is a twenty-first century tool that ...
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