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More truck parking for Texas and Louisiana: Two major funding grants, made via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, have been awarded to expand the nation's commercial truck parking capacity, according to an American Trucking Associations (ATA) news release. The grants, totaling more than $33 million, are earmarked for the creation of 170 new truck parking spaces located at key freight corridors in two states. In Texas, a truck parking plaza will be constructed at the intersection of SH 130 and SH 80 that will include 20 short-term and 100 long-term truck parking spaces. The plaza will be fenced in with entry/exit gate controls, 24-hour monitored security, and a fully equipped rest stop facility. In Louisiana, a truck parking facility will be built near the inland port of Columbia where SH 165 intersects with the Ouachita River. It will provide 50 truck parking spaces and improve the port’s ability to service barge operations with multimodal freight options. https://lnkd.in/eziidYs4

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠/𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 Motor carrier capacity remains resilient in the face of challenging conditions, per the latest Assure Logistics Freight Market Update. Net revocations (voluntarily suspensions of operations reported to FMCSA) have slowed while new carriers entering the market have increased for the second consecutive quarter. This along with a decline in carriers exiting suggests a more stable market with slower carrier attrition is emerging. Current conditions indicate balanced capacity that may remain for the near term, possibly indicating that “the weakest capacity has already left the market,” according to the report. (Source: https://lnkd.in/eiW-KEgw) #bridge18 #truckingmatters #OwnerOperators #OutsourceDispatch #dispatch #FreightMarket

𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 🚛🛑 Truck stops run the gamut from humble mom-and-pop setups along highways to gleaming palaces of commerce astride interstates. Maybe one your favorites made it onto “The Best Truck Stops in America” list drawn up by Amarillo-based Booker Transportation, a 100% owner-operator carrier: 1.  Iowa 80 – Walcott, IA 2.  Jubitz – Portland, OR 3.  Little America – Flagstaff, AZ 4.  South of the Border – Hamer, SC 5.  Whiskey Pete’s – Primm, NV https://lnkd.in/gez4KBhM #bridge18 #truckstops #TheBestTruckStopsinAmerica

🚨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 🚚💻 From brazen road heists to sophisticated cyber fraud, the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 2024 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 46% 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. Criminals are targeting everything from small appliances to copper, with an estimated $154.6 million in goods stolen. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞? Because this threat isn’t going away. It’s time to stay vigilant and protect your operations. Learn how Haulmate is leading the charge against these threats. 👉 Read more here https://lnkd.in/gD9FcdS3 to find out how you can stay ahead of the crooks. #CargoSecurity #SupplyChain #Haulmate #Bridge18

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩: 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 2023 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘛𝘙𝘐, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. The research group found that the total marginal cost of operating a truck  last year was $2.270 per mile. While that notches a new record high, the total rose by just 0.8 percent over 2022. Declining (by 8.8 cents/mile) fuel prices marked the biggest change in the numbers. Most other line items grew moderately in cost, but insurance premiums and truck and trailer payments increased at higher rates. “With fuel removed, the marginal cost of trucking rose by 6.6 percent, from $1.610 per mile in 2022 to $1.716 per mile in 2023,” stated ATRI. (Source: https://lnkd.in/g-TS8wt9 ) #bridge18 #truckingmatters #OwnerOperators #OutsourceDispatch #dispatch

𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐩: 𝐂𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 Here are three ways to trim back those deadhead miles, per Express Freight Financing. 1. Start by running in the strongest origination markets and avoid going into a market without capacity and rate info. 2. Optimize lanes to run from strong origination markets into strong destination markets. 3. Leverage rates by knowing current load availability in your markets to avoid disadvantageous deals and get top dollar for what you haul. (Source: https://lnkd.in/gQWW8Qc7)

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩 Word is watermelon is the mouthwatering crop to be hauling right now. Since roughly mid-May, the summer favorite has been dominating national truckload tonnage, surpassing the position usually notched by potatoes, according to DAT Freight & Analytics. Driving this action is heavier plantings in Northern Florida, Georgia, and Indiana— robust enough that the season could stretch right through September, aligning with the start of the fall crops.