“An acceleration in carrier exits could speed up the market’s return to equilibrium and provide a better backdrop for rates next year.” According to the latest Bloomberg | Truckstop survey, which polled owner-operators and small fleets, carriers who have faced challenges with weak demand and low rates are now seeing signs of improvement ahead, though some are […]
Flags VP-elect J.D. Vance (R-OH) is officially on the record as a cosponsor of OOIDA’s top two legislative priorities “OOIDA and the 150,000 small business truckers we represent congratulate Donald Trump and J.D. Vance on their resounding victory. We look forward to working with the Trump Administration and congressional allies to advance a pro-trucker agenda, […]
Spot Market Insights is provided weekly by Truckstop with analysis and commentary from FTR Van Spot Rates Rise Mostly in Line with Seasonal Expectations Data from Truckstop and FTR Transportation Intelligence for the week ended November 1 showed a spot market mostly moving in line with seasonal expectations. Broker-posted spot rates for dry van equipment […]
Over the past 17 years, OOIDA has raised more than $800,000, sent more than 3,283 care packages, serving more than 39, 396 members of the military The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is getting ready to launch its annual Truckers for Troops® campaign from Nov. 11-17, 2024, beginning the same week as Veterans Day. This annual […]
Efforts come in the face of anti-Right to Work push by Teamsters bosses and Teamster-backed Biden-Harris Labor Board rule change to disenfranchise workers In two recent efforts by trucking employees across the Eastern Seaboard to free their workplaces from Teamsters union officials, a group of Virginia workers has successfully forced out Teamsters Local 322, while […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport, honors military veterans who have made an outstanding transition into the commercial trucking industry Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists begins November 1 and will run through Veterans Day, November 11. This prestigious award, coordinated by the […]
