Truckstop Blog
Industry Update: ELD News, Container Industry Upswing, Roadway Danger
Did you Know? Winton Motor Carriage invented the first 18 Wheeler in 1899. The vehicle was invented to transport the company’s automobiles to buyers across…
Trans4Cast Week 29: MDI Decreases; Load Availability Dips Slightly
Total MDI: Down 1.6 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load…
Industry Update: ELD Bills and Offsetting Carrier Insurance Premiums
Did you Know? The trucking industry loses 996 million hours of production due to traffic congestion each year. Offsetting Carrier Insurance Costs Did you know…
Truckstop.com’s Rate Analysis Now Available for Software Integrations
Big Data For Your Rates Truckstop.com is pleased to announce the release of its Rate Analysis API, allowing customers to integrate the comprehensive rates platform…
Real Time Freight Release Notes: Instant LoadPay Data
Here are the Highlights from Today’s Release: LoadPay: RTF now instantly shows changes to payment and carrier statuses in LoadPay. You can now see a…
Making Insights Actionable: Truckstop.com Welcomes Noël Perry to the Team
When Truckstop.com began its hunt for its chief economist role last fall, one name rose the top of the list: Noël Perry. “We’ve had a…
Industry update: ELD Update, CSA Reforms, and an Upcoming Inspection Spree
Did you Know? The first “truck” was invented by Gottlieb Diamler in 1896. With a two cylinder, four horsepower motor, it was said to tow…
Trans4Cast Week 28: MDI Increases; Slight Load Availability Decrease
Total MDI: Up 3.3 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load…
Trans4Cast Week 27: MDI Down; Load Availability Decreased
Total MDI: Down 8.7 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load…
Industry update: Flexible Sleeper Berths, ELDs in North America, and Electric Trucks
Did you Know? The first Hours of Service rules were proposed in 1935 but were not adopted until 1939. Regulations For the third straight legislative…
