Why Walmart pays its truck drivers 6 figures - FreightWaves
Jan 23, 2024 · Last year, Walmart announced another key pivot. The company said in January 2023, building on a pilot it launched the year before, that it would allow Walmart associates living in participating locations to apply to a 12-week CDL program.For perhaps the first time, a Walmart company driver doesn’t need years of experience to get behind the wheel of its branded 18 …
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Container shipping outlook 2024: Rising risk of delays, disruptions
Dec 7, 2023 · It’s not just about the Panama Canal. With the Suez Canal, there have been attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and on top of that, we have the ILA contract expiring at the end of next September [The International Longshoremen’s Association contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers]. FREIGHTWAVES: The ILA has specifically warned that it will strike on Oct. 1, …
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Leading Trucking News - Award Winning - FreightWaves
4 days ago · Nearly 100 truck drivers for Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution of El Paso, Texas, were notified earlier this week that its over-the-road division was being absorbed by its parent company, which also owns Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
U.S. Xpress’ multiyear struggle ends with acquisition by Knight-Swift
Mar 21, 2023 · What is notable about the recent performance of U.S. Xpress is not that it has lagged its peers, as it had done that for several years. But the company’s performance has dropped consistently over the past few years even as most of 2021 and the first half of 2022 were being described as one of the greatest trucking markets ever.
2024 outlook for US domestic logistics - FreightWaves
Jan 12, 2024 · The first half of 2023 saw continued decline in full-truckload rates due to excess capacity and weak demand, reaching 7-year lows. However, the second half of the year showed signs of recovery with rising tender rejection rates and improving load-to-truck ratios, leading to a rate stabilization.
Journey Archives - FreightWaves
Dec 6, 2024 · As a part of the partnership, founder of Journey, Will Jenkins has also disclosed that he has invested and will help advise the Shipper CRM team as they scale.
Feb 19, 2024 · carrier rate report 3 fig. list of figures (click to jump to figure/page.) 1 truckload spot rates compared to van contract rates 9 national outbound tender reject index across modes 5 average used truck prices from past 7 quarters 13 container atlas ocean teu volume index 19 primary drivers of trucking capacity in first half of 2024 21 freight sentiment indexes — carriers’ …
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