On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrecht about what the banking crisis means for your freight. Do four financial failures make for a crisis? We’ll answer how it is impacting fleet and consumer spending and what’s trending in banking and the freight recession. It’s reefer madness when…
A Paris, Ont., commercial truck driver is facing drug charges after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found 60 kg of suspected cocaine in the truck at an Ontario port […]
“It’s the worst freight market since the Great Financial Crisis.” This statement is commonly heard on our channel checks among carrier and broker executives and often repeated on social media. Now we have some evidence to support it. The National Truckload Index (NTI), available on SONAR, which measures the average national truckload spot rate, is…
St. Louis-based autonomous rail car developer Intramotev has received a $200,000 grant to deploy three self-propelled rail cars at a mining site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Intramotev expects to deploy its TugVolt rail cars in late 2023. The company has been testing its battery-electric rail car prototype at its St. Louis headquarters. “We…
Lowering carbon emissions has become more than just an industry trend. For several years, carriers, shippers and brokers across all modes have become increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions. It’s just good business practice in a competitive landscape where customers are looking to reduce their scope 3 emissions and to be in compliance with requirements….