* Virginia - Wage hikes nudge trucking costs higher
Arlington,VA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Avery Vise -Sep 25, 2014: -- Wage and benefit increases resulting from a shortage of drivers were mostly responsible for higher average operating costs for trucking companies in 2013, according to new research released by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). But owing to a significant drop in costs per mile in 2012, the average marginal costs per mile remain 3 cents lower than in 2011, the research found... The 2014 update to “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking,” which identifies trucking costs from 2008 through 2013 based on carriers’ financial and operating data, found that the average marginal cost per mile in 2013 was $1.676 – up from $1.633 cents from 2012...
ATRI’s research found that average driver pay for survey respondents was 44 cents per mile. LTL drivers’ pay averaged 53.9 cents per mile while specialized and truckload carriers reported average pay of 45 cents and 39 cents, respectively... Other findings, ATRI found that:
° 53% of carriers reported using ELDs to monitor hours-of-service compliance for at least some of their drivers
Carriers on average hold tractors for 6.6 years and trailers for 12.2 years
° 25% of carriers haul primarily general freight while 19% haul refrigerated food and 9% manufactured goods
° Approximately 4% of respondents reported using vehicles that ran on a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel, up from 2% in 2012. All of the reported vehicles ran on compressed natural gas.
° 87% use speed limiters. Of those that do so, 51% use limiters on all trucks, and 41% use them on 70% to 99% of their fleet
* DC - USA/NAFTA freight exceeds $100 billion for 5th straight month; trucks carry 3/5ths of cargo
Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker News Services -25 Sept 2014: -- USA/NAFTA freight totaled $101.1 billion in July 2014 as all five major transportation modes — air, vessel, pipeline, rail, and trucks — carried more USA-NAFTA freight than in July 2013, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)... This is the fifth consecutive month with USA-NAFTA freight flows exceeding $100 billion... Of the $7.9 billion increase in the value of USA.-NAFTA freight from July 2013, truck freight contributed the most, $4.7 billion, followed by rail, $1.4 billion. The trucking increase was due to growth in truck freight with both Mexico, up $2.5 billion, and Canada, up $2.2 billion... Trucks carry three-fifths of USA.-NAFTA freight and are the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both USA.-NAFTA partners...
*Florida - Trucking companies facing roadblocks
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Fort Myers,Cape Coral,FLA,USA -ABC-7/WZVN, by Hollie Hojek -Sep 25, 2014: -- Florida may bear the brunt of a trucking crisis. Trucking companies are facing major road blocks from stricter government regulations, high fuel prices and a shortage of drivers... Like clock-work, shipments come around the corner at Craters and Freighters -- a nationwide company with multiple locations in Florida. The Cape Coral shop ships custom crates all across the country and the world... The latest reports from the American Trucking Association shows freight movement in the United States (of A.) is at all-time high. On the other hand, trucking companies are facing more road blocks than ever before... New government regulations, extreme driver shortages and fluctuating fuel costs are making it pricey to pack up and ship out... Unlike other states, the trucking industry in Florida deals with what's called "back haul" or "back load" -- which means a shipment comes in, but then the truck leaves empty with nothing to ship out... Right now, the trucking industry in the U.S.A. is short 30,000 drivers. Until those jobs are filled, the cost of shipping will remain high in order to keep truck driver salaries competitive...
* Massachusetts - Sideguards to be made mandatory for all trucks doing business in Boston
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Boston,MASS,USA -Threehugger, by Lloyd Alter -September 25, 2014: -- Side guards save lives. It's proven. When a truck turns right without seeing a cyclist, it just pushes the cyclist aside instead of pulling her under the wheels. They are required on trucks in Europe and China. But not in the USA and not in Canada, where the authorities say they can't change the law because it would give the American truckers an unfair economic advantage. Every level of government says it's someone else's problem... But it's different in Boston. There, Mayor Marty Walsh has simply brought in an ordinance that puts side guards on every city truck, but more importantly, on all the trucks belonging to any company that does business with the city. He's demanding better mirrors too...Labels: trucking industry news USA
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