According to TodaysTrucking.com, TCP’s Business Expectations Survey offers much insight into the current supply and demand dynamics of drivers in the trucking industry. While trucker recruiting is a growing problem during this shortage, truckers are in a favorable position. Read the full article.
June 28, 2010 -
Two-Thirds of Carriers Report Driver Shortage
June 25, 2010 -
Carriers Focus on Recruiting Drivers and Using Fewer Brokers
In the article “Next Exit: Driver Shortage?” Getloaded.com discusses the predicted scarcity of truck drivers and the implications of this condition for the industry. The author highlights TCP’s findings that industry professionals are focusing on recruiting drivers and are using fewer brokers. Read the full article.
June 24, 2010 -
Driver Shortage Due to Increased Freight
Truckinginfo.com discusses TCP’s Business Expectation Survey’s finding that there is currently a driver shortage due to increased amounts of truck freight. The article notes carriers’ reported decrease in dependence on brokers and a supply-demand dynamic that favors truckers. Read the full article.
August 18, 2009 -
Rates Drop to the Benefit of Brokers
The SupplyChain Digest article “As Truckload Rates Continue Freefall, Middlemen Actually See Margins Grow” quoted Lana Batts, a managing partner at Transport Capital Partner (TCP), about the economic outlook of the transportation industry this year. Many of Batts’ data has been collected via TCP’s quarterly Business Expectations Surveys. Read the full article.
