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Truck Orders Dipped in November, Build Backlog Remains at Record

Truck Orders Dipped in November, Build Backlog Remains at Record

From Commercial Carrier Journal

CCJ‘s Indicators rounds up the latest reports on trucking business indicators on rates, freight, equipment, the economy and more.

Preliminary Class 8 truck orders in North America totaled 27,500 in November, according to FTR, with …

December 7, 2018 - 12:15 pm Closing Bell Story‎
Fatigue a Serious Concern Among Transportation Employers

Fatigue a Serious Concern Among Transportation Employers

From FreightWaves

Do you have a fleet of tired truck drivers?

That’s a big concern based on a new survey by the National Safety Council (NSC) that found 97% of transportation (covering trucking, rail, air and other transportation-related companies) employers …

October 2, 2018 - 2:44 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Oilfield Services
Is Driving Without Drivers the Future of Trucking?

Is Driving Without Drivers the Future of Trucking?

Freight industry battles driver turnover at 90%

From CCJ

With driver turnover rates bumping 90 percent last year, shippers could find only one available truck for every 12 outbound loads — the lowest ratio in 13 years, according to DAT

June 4, 2018 - 10:20 am Closing Bell Story‎, Transportation
Mullen Group CEO Blames Horizontal Multistage Frac Technology for Low Oil Prices, Layoffs

Mullen Group CEO Blames Horizontal Multistage Frac Technology for Low Oil Prices, Layoffs

Trucking CEO Predicts an Alternative to the Combustion Engine is Coming in His Lifetime

At Truck World 2016, Canada’s national truck show that opened in Toronto today, Canada’s Mullen Group (ticker: MTL; Mullen-Group.com) CEO Murray K. Mullen gave an …