Freight economist Noel Perry (Transport Futures) provided some predictions and facts for what’s ahead in capacity, trade, and the end of a nine-year economic recovery period. Excerpt: When GDP rises above four percent, freight grows and the truck market tightens. Two positive details of the Census Bureau’s release correlate to strong freight growth: a healthy…
Published on March 28, 2018, the Journal of Commerce tackles a touchy subject regarding uptick in double-brokering. Sunset contributed to this article with expert commentary from Tracy Meetre, vice president of sales and marketing, and Jenn Wood, director of corporate risk and support. Read the full article by clicking HERE. Excerpt from JOC.com:
Shippers should take note of the likely crunch in truck capacity when the ELD mandate enters its final deadline for compliance April 1, 2018.
December 18th has finally arrived, and the much-anticipated ELD mandate is now in effect. Sunset is confident that while the early challenges of ELD implementation will be present for several months, the opportunity for improved safety, an increasingly level playing field for drivers, and a more cohesive relationship between carriers and shippers will emerge in…
Microsoft Excel turned 30 this year and while it’s still one of the most widely used programs in corporations to this day, it’s nothing more than a blank template waiting for numbers to be calculated. The program was not designed to integrate with other systems, run routine auditing, solve complex processes, or serve as a…
Published by Food Logistics magazine: “The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced Monday it will postpone putting drivers out-of-service (OOSC) for not complying with the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate until April 1, 2018, though the mandate takes effect on Dec. 18. CVSA added that it “supports moving forward with the compliance date as specified…
Many of our manufacturing and construction partners are feeling anxious about the impending Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations coming into effect this December. The information below puts the need-to-knows and widespread implications in laymen’s terms for those industries that use trucks to haul any of their goods….which is likely most of our readers. What are…
The pendulum began to swing in favor of carriers during the 2nd quarter of 2017. Spot truckload freight availability (more freight than trucks) reached its highest point since September 2015 (63% YOY), leading carrier experts to believe the great “freight” recession is behind them. Shippers, on the other hand, are facing higher prices due to…
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