Forecasting Tire Price Trends in 2020
Predicting future tire costs is very difficult due to the many variables that influence tire pricing. The unpredictable cost variable for tire prices is the price of commodities, such as oil, rubber, and steel, which are three key ingredients needed to manufacture...
Where are we headed in 2020?
For the third time this year, the economy seems to be doing better than trucking markets. Let’s dig into third-quarter earnings reports from publicly traded fleets for more. Over the past few months, I have written about declining trends in several areas, including...
12 Trucking Takeaways from 2019
The pace of change in trucking and logistics continues to accelerate, but some of the fundamentals remain with us each year. As we’ve looked back on our top articles, news, commentaries and photo galleries of 2019, here are some of the top trends I’ve...
8 States Sign Statement to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses
California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont joined with the District of Columbia to sign a statement of intent today to develop an action plan to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission trucks and buses. The...