Trucking companies in January ordered the most new big rigs in nearly 12 years, as they hustled to take advantage of one of the hottest freight markets in recent memory. A nationwide shortage of available trucks has sent shipping costs soaring, with retailers and manufacturers in some cases paying over 30% above typical rates to book last-minute…
America needs more truck drivers. The trucking industry is facing a growing shortage of drivers that is pushing some retailers to delay nonessential shipments or pay high prices to get their goods delivered on time. A report from the American Trucking Associations says more than 70 percent of goods consumed in the U.S. are moved…
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…
After opening its doors in December of this year, OpenRoad Transportation’s new Reno, NV office has hit the ground running. The early success of the office can be attributed to the leadership of Arlien Casillas and her experienced team of transportation professionals. With almost 20 years of experience in the logistics industry, including successful stints…
OpenRoad Transportation is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Reno, NV. The Reno team started up in the fall of 2016 and is poised to uphold OpenRoad’s reputation for excellence. “Opening an office in Reno, NV allows us to build on the world-class customer and carrier service we currently provide in…
OpenRoad Finanical Services, a freight factoring company, has officially opened its doors. While Financial Services will primarily focus on factoring invoices for small and medium sized transportation companies, it will soon offer additional services including fuel cards, fuel advances and new tire financing. Visit the OpenRoad Finanical Services homepage here.
The Little Trucking Company That Could Mark Weisensee started OpenRoad Transportation Inc. with his wife in 2004. They began “very slowly,” and now have hundreds of loads per day. OpenRoad is a trucking and third-party logistics company. With the trucking branch of the business, OpenRoad employs drivers and ships freight itself. With its third-party logistics…
The number of North American freight shipments and the amount of expenditures both posted strong increases in February from the month before, according to newly released Cass Freight Index figures. The 8.3% jump in the shipments index to 1.055 from a revised January reading of 0.974 erases the previous month’s decline. Despite this, February is…
