Good News: DAT iQ Market update shows freight markets rebounding.

New threat to the economy Americans are saving like it’s the 1980s. Consumers are becoming more frugal and reining in their borrowing in case their income is wiped out. Reopening of the economy will take a long time for the country to recover from the shut down the pass to months.

Carriers: Will spring produce stabilize trucking? According to DAT recent news has been all about the downturn in freight volumes, and the lower rates that accompany smaller volumes. Will the reopening of and automotive supply chain and other transportation services bring about a up surge in the economy?

Latest News Trucking Industry Trends : Truck load rates are dangerously low for carriers. The question on everyone’s mind is will spring produce stabilize trucking?

ACT Research: While Class 8 Measures Are at Cycle Highs, Trailer orders Are Weak: Commercial Vehicle Industry Solid; US Economy slowing, But still Positive.

Truckload volumes show signs of recovery: May4- 10- For the first time since March, rates rose on most high-traffic lanes last week. load posts on DAT One network also continued to climb, with business reopening in some states and produce season increasing the demand for truckload shipments.

How is COVID-19 affecting capacity and freight rates.
COVID-19 has become one of the most disruptive events to hit supply chains in our lifetime.

FMCSA: extends exemption for truckers assisting with COVID-19 relief. Free COVID-19 training video for drivers. American Trucker welcome Cristina Commendatore to editorial staff. Truckers find refuge at closed high school during COVID-19 crisis. Pilot Flying J offers fuel perks program for Truckers.

Airlines shift to Cargo as Passenger Volume Falls: Faced with hundreds of parked planes and near- empty flights, some of the worlds’s biggest airlines executives are turning their focus to cargo.

How Trucking Apps Support Drivers in Coronavirus Pandemic: Mobile Apps are helping truck drivers tackle routing challenges for swell of necessary deliveries brought by the coronavirus.

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