Prime Is Suing the IRS for $11 Million Over Fuel Tax It Paid on Reefer Diesel. The Same Credit It Is Fighting For Is One Small Carriers Can Claim Too.

A reefer unit burns its own diesel. Anyone who runs refrigerated freight knows this, because they are paying for two fuel burns on every load: the diesel that moves the truck down the road, and the ...
Business Wire

DAT Truckload Volume Index: April declines make May a pivotal month for truckload freight

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truckload freight volumes declined and national average spot rates for dry van and refrigerated (“reefer”) loads fell for the fourth consecutive month in April, said ...
Fleet Owner

Spot rates fall as load posts rise and capacity tightens

Loads posted to the DAT One network rose almost 5% during the week of April 24-30, signaling a late-month push by shippers and relatively strong truckload volumes overall. This is the second straight ...
Fleet Owner

Small fleets, owner-operators struggle living off current spot market

A freshly updated freight rate survey lends even more credence to the pain that small fleets and owner-operators have felt for the past year trying to do business by relying on the volatile spot ...
Overdrive

Owner-operators report rates slipping against the rise in fuel

Holy smokes? Yes, it's been quite a week and more on the fuel-cost front, with diesel now at a record-high national average and little relief in sight with panic in oil markets, further sanctioning of ...