Diesel average heads down for second week in a row, says EIA

Following a 0.4-cent decline last week, this week’s average dipped 1.2 cents to $2.910 per gallon.

FTR Trucking Conditions Index shows strong growth

October’s reading of 9.48 far outpaced September’s 3.5, with FTR explaining that a strong economy, combined with pressure from hurricane recovery and the ELD mandate, is creating a very tight market resulting in improved contract rates.

YRC provides positive quarter-to-date operating metrics

Less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc. reported this week that it is seeing decent gains in its operating data for certain metrics on a quarter-to-date basis for the fourth quarter.

project44 introduces rail visibility API

Following a November rollout of a new truckload visibility offering designed to enable a smarter information flow across shippers’ supply chains, Chicago-based project44 is taking the same approach for freight railroad shipping, announcing it has launched a new rail visibility API, which is focused on increasing end-to-end information symmetry through the elimination of shipment visibility…