An unusual surge of truckload freight led to higher-than-normal volume on the spot market for the week ending July 29, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards, but it failed to turn into any substantial rate increases. The number of available loads increased 2% while truck posts edged down 2% compared to…
With just five months to a Dec. 18 federal mandate that requires truckers to adopt electronic logging devices to track how much time they spend driving their vehicles, drivers and others are starting to ask how the program will be enforced. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which is expected to provide training for roadside inspectors,…
Walmart has instituted new shipping and delivery policies that could strap carriers with extra fees for deliveries that are late, mispackaged or delivered earlier than the scheduled delivery time. The new policy, dubbed “On-Time, In-Full,” could score the company an extra $1 billion in revenue, according to an article from Bloomberg. The extra revenue isn’t…
