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The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index shows continued improvement in freight volumes, pricing and driver availability. Also: Two more individuals sentenced in New Orleans staged-accident scheme; Frito-Lay recognizes safest drivers.
The governments decision to make AC trucks mandatory from 2025 has sparked off a debate. While marginal players are opposing the move, big fleet owners are happy embracing the change. For, they know air conditioning the driver cabin may pinch them initially, but the long-term gains like better driver productivity and availability, and higher fleet utilisation will eventually kick in.
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Volumes and supply-demand balance increased in December 2022 while freight trucking rates continued to decline, according to ACT