* Miami - Car Infographics: The American Trucking Industry by the numbers
Miami,FL,USA -Top Speed, by Simona -6 May 2013: -- In most of the countries, the trucking sector dominates the commercial transportation industry, and the U.S., of course, is no exception, as previous studies reveal that more that 83 percent of all transportation is made by trucks. They deliver everything from food to clothes and bicycles to motor vehicles... In the U.S. alone, there are a total of 3 million registered class-8 trucks (18 wheelers), meaning a total of 54 million individual truck tires are required by all of them. These trucks travel about 11,609 miles a second, meaning that each year the 3 million trucks go around the Earth about 14.7 million times. That’s a whole lot of hauling!.. On average, a class-8 truck needs 9.3 gallons of fuel per hour, while driving at speeds of 65 mph. By doing a little math you will see that the trucking industry requires 52,300 million gallons of fuel per year... While it requires lots of resources, the trucking industry is paying a total of $35 billion just in Federal, State and Highway use taxes alone. Needless to say, just these statistics show just how necessary the trucking industry is...
* Tennessee - Chances of a capacity shortfall increasing
Chattanooga,TN,USA -Fleet Owner -May 6, 2013: -- With tonnage growth subdued and rates flat, much of the TL segment seems to be in a “holding pattern” in terms of adding more capacity – a move that might create a trucking capacity crunch as early as this summer, noted Richard Mikes, managing partner of Transport Capital Partners (TCP), during a webinar hosted by Wall Street investment firm Stifel Nicolaus... However, such a crunch could be offset by conflicting trends in the private fleet segment, as half of the private fleets polled by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR) in its quarterly “fleet sentiment” report indicate they are adding capacity via purchases over the next three months – with an average of more than 40% of their new power unit orders designated as “new capacity” ...
* Canada - OTA focuses on future leaders with NextGen Program
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking (USA) -May 7, 2013: -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is launching a new program to help foster talent and leadership qualities in younger members in the trucking industry... At the OTA Spring Board Retreat in Muskoka from May 30 to May 31, they’ve created a forum for industry up-and-comers with the Next Generation program to share ideas, opinions and experiences... Embracing new opportunities and ideas is key to any organization. Jeff Bryan, OTA chair and president of Jeff Bryan Transport, thinks the NextGen program will allow for greater collaboration between all members of the OTA...
* Ohio - Private fleets adding capacity faster than for-hire fleets: survey
Columbus,OH,USA -Truck News (CAN) -6 May 2013: -- Private fleets are currently adding capacity with additional units at a faster rate than for-hire fleets, according to results from CK Commercial Vehicle Research’s second-quarter Fleet Sentiment survey... Half of the private fleets participating in the quarterly survey indicated they were adding capacity with the power units they expected to purchase (in the next three months) with an average of more than 40% of those orders designated for that purpose... For the same time period, a third of for-hire fleets said they were adding capacity, averaging just 6% of power units directed to growing their vehicle population... Private fleets are currently adding capacity with additional units at a faster rate than for-hire fleets, according to results from CK Commercial Vehicle Research’s second-quarter Fleet Sentiment survey. Half of the private fleets participating in the quarterly survey indicated they were adding capacity with the power units they expected to purchase (in the next three months) with an average of more than 40% of those orders designated for that purpose. For the same time period, a third of for-hire fleets said they were adding capacity, averaging just 6% of power units directed to growing their vehicle population...
* DC - FMCSA orders four ‘reincarnated’ carriers to cease operating
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -May 6, 2013: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered four Olathe, KS-based trucking companies – Royal Transport, Inc.; Nationwide, Inc.; Freight, Inc.; and Midwest A, Inc. – to immediately cease all interstate transportation service based on evidence that they are reincarnated “chameleons” for an unsafe truck company previously shut down by the agency... Earlier this year, FMCSA investigators discovered that the four companies were functioning under common operation and control in order to avoid a negative compliance history... The agency also determined that Freight, Inc. and Midwest A. Inc, were created to avoid the out-of-service order issued against Nationwide, Inc., on July 16, 2008, for failure to pay civil penalties. During its investigation, FMCSA discovered the carriers were operating the same vehicles, using the same drivers and maintaining the same operational and management structure as Royal, Inc...Labels: surveys, trucking industry news USA and Canada, trucking statistics
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