Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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Stay competitive. Get TruckGauge. Did you know that: • The trucking industry was short almost 100,000 drivers in the second quarter of 2011 and likely will be short 300,000 by the time the upcoming new hours-of-service rules kick in? • Loads industry-wide aren't likely to grow at a faster rate until the second half of 2012? • Truck utilization is expected to surge in 2012 even without regulatory changes and could approach 100% by summer – and stay there as long as a year – if FMCSA implements the HOS by mid-2012? • Freight rates should rise in the 7% range each year during 2012 and 2013? • Despite some softening in manufacturing, inventories relative to sales remain very lean and favorable to steady replenishment shipments? If you subscribed to TruckGauge you would. www.truckgauge.com Brought to you by the trucking industry analysts at FTR Associates and Randall-Reilly Business Media & Information.