Tag: transportation news
Diesel Prices Hit 6 Year Lows
Falling Diesel Prices Create Unique Opportunities
Trucking companies continue to praise the falling diesel prices as diesel prices hit 6 year lows. According to the Department of Energy's weekly report, diesel prices dropped 5.9 cent...
Trucking Industry Thanks Congress For 34 Hour Restart Suspension
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Hero To Trucking Industry
Several organizations from the trucking industry have thanked Congress for the 34 hour restart suspension. American Trucking Association President and CEO Bill Graves was one that showed...
More Freight And Rate Hikes Could Be Ahead For Trucking Executives
More Freight, Higher Rates Concern Trucking Management
After a winter season that the trucking industry now far remembers, the trucking economy is stronger then ever. Trucking executives are encouraged by a stronger economy that continues...
October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
Five Years: Freight Transportation Services Index, October 2009 - October 2014
Table Version | Excel
Source for Recession Dates: National Bureau of Economic Research, US Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which...
Government Shutdown Avoided With $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill; 34 Hour Restart Included
With time running short and another government shutdown on the horizon, Democrats and Republicans finally came to an agreement to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill that did include the 34 hour restart suspension....
Former Arrow Trucking CEO Arrested In Dallas
Former Arrow Trucking CEO Facing Multiple Charges
In a plea deal released this week, Arrow Trucking's former Chief Financial Officer admitted to owing $15 million to the company's bank and $9.5 million dollars in taxes. He...
United States And Mexico Reach Modernized Aviation Agreement
U.S. DOT Announces Aviation Agreement
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced last week that a new, modernized air service agreement has been reached that will expand opportunities for passenger and cargo carriers to provide service between the...
Diesel Prices Continue To Drop, Average Likely To Continue Falling
Diesel Prices Fall To Lowest Average In Nearly 4 Years
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell 3.3 cents in the week ended Nov. 24 to $3.628, according to the Department...
L.A. Port And Long Beach Port Strike Ends Again
Port Truck Drivers Continue To Fight Losing Battle
Truckers Logic has been one of the many trucking news media sources that have been covering the Port Strikes at the L.A. and Long Beach over the past...
ATA And Truck Lobby Press For Congress To Pass Spending Bill
Omnibus Spending Bill Needs To Be Passed Immediately
The largest U.S. trucking advocacy group wants Congress to pass an omnibus spending bill during its “lame duck” session, not a continuing resolution that simply extends funding...