Symposium panel discusses surcharges, driver pay
Panelists at the 2012 CCJ Spring Symposium noted the importance of educating shippers about the need to increase driver pay.
View ArticleCarrier survey shows temperature heating up on detention negotiation
Transport Capital Partners' fourth-quarter industry survey showed 43 percent of carriers large and small felt they would be able to renegotiate detention in contracts with customers in the next quarter.
View ArticleThe bar goes up on fuel surcharges
In a podcast, Gordon Klemp, head of the National Transportation Institute, discusses fuel surcharges, sign-on bonuses, demand for owner-operators, and compensation trends for flatbedders and independents.
View ArticleStrike! For .. lower freight rates?
Errant headline from a Colombian driver strike. Also: More on fuel surcharges: 3 in 4 readers collecting/charging fuel surcharges per mile report a base mpg between 5 and 7.
View ArticleHave spot market rates really dived as much as you think?
When adjusted to control for the large difference in fuel prices, by some views rates are actually stronger this spring than in 2014.
View ArticleDinner options and falling surcharges
"Ahhh, the good old days." --one operator's suggestion for a caption to this photo showing $4 diesel in 2011. Sarcasm? Could be -- amazing, though, how a falling fuel surcharge can expose an inadequate...
View ArticleDiesel’s roller-coaster ride: The thrill is gone, but not for all
Now that fuel surcharges are more entrenched, the plunge to below $2 a gallon after about three years in the $4 range has generated much less notice than similar price swings in prior years -- though...
View ArticlePartners in Business podcast: Managing your fuel costs
This installment of Overdrive’s Partners in Business covers how to control fuel costs. That includes minimizing fuel consumption, getting a fair fuel surcharge and choosing where to buy fue
View ArticleRecent rates windfall helps stimulate — and pay for — truck investments
As freight rates have climbed significantly, combined with tax windfalls for truck buyers and new productivity pressures with electronic logging devices, truck orders have followed.
View ArticleMixed bag for van, reefer rates in the last week as diesel hits a high mark
Fuel prices added to pressure on all-in spot market rates, keeping the national average van rate stable at $2.15 per mile, up 46 cents from last year. Subtract diesel prices' effect on that rise (about...
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