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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S.-China trade war has dropped trade volumes between the two countries to date in 2019. One result - Mexico is now the #1 trade partner of the U.S.
#China#Mexico#trade#tariffs
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Two recalls announced recently by Volvo Trucks North America include more than 25,000 trucks, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://t.co/v48W3XtGBi
Truck tonnage — a key measure of freight demand — slipped again on a monthly basis in June, according to the American Trucking Associations. However, for the 26th consecutive month, tonnage was up year over year.
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Per-mile rates on the spot market saw strong month-to-month gains in June, according to monthly rates data from https://t.co/BbQL5jcRrK — the first time spot rates have shown any upward momentum this year. https://t.co/oBwHPy9nde
The national average flatbed rate for June so far is $2.30 per mile — that's up 2¢ from the May Average, but lower than the first four months of 2019 📈 https://t.co/57jfzE1yJ8
June freight volumes in the Top 100 van lanes are up 22% compared to June 2018. So why are rates 41¢ per mile lower this year? 🤔 https://t.co/iCwkL0q2Pa
Uber Freight, whose freight-matching platform is geared toward small carriers, released Thursday its first Facility Insights Report, a collection of high-level conclusions based on drivers’ ratings of shippers and receivers. https://t.co/URtaxxgbXE
The national van and reefer rates for June are the highest they’ve been since January, and flatbed continues to track ahead of May’s pace. https://t.co/QzboE89edp
Lane Kidd of the Trucking Alliance is going to be our guest this weekend on @RoadDogTrucking to talk about the astounding suggestion that the industry needs to pare about 300k drivers due to drug issues. #trucking https://t.co/FrVyZ8P2VA
The national average load-to-truck ratio for reefers increased 67% last week to 6.4 loads per truck last week. Ratios in El Paso and Amarillo, TX were around 50 loads per truck. https://t.co/8qAxPjxMaO
Diesel fuel prices across the U.S. are trending down in recent weeks and are currently an average of 15 cents lower than the same week a year ago, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. https://t.co/aog0pXvBaX