Your most important decisions deserve the most qualified advisors.

News

Small Fleets More Likely to Leave Industry is Volumes Do Not Increase

Tire Review discusses results from TCP’s third quarter business expectations and insights from the partners that say that small fleets are more likely to leave the industry if volumes do not increase. Read the full review here.

Survey Data Selected by Supply Chain Digest as Graphic of the Week

Results from TCP’s third quarter Business Expectations Survey were chosen by Supply Chain Digest as the graphic of the week. Click here to review the results of the survey question “How have your average freight rates moved in the last 3 months?”

Uncertainty in the Economy Affecting Carriers Outlook

TheTrucker.com cites the TCP Third Quarter Business Expectations Survey which suggests that the uncertainty in the economy is affecting carriers’ outlook in business volumes. Read the full article here.

Number of Carriers Expecting Business Volumes to Increase is Down

In May of 2011, almost 80% of carriers surveyed expect business volumes to increase but this number shrank down to only 48% of carriers in TCP’s recent survey. Both Batts and Mikes were quoted in TruckingInfo.com’s article. Read the full article here.

Survey Places Carriers “In the Driver’s Seat” Over the Year Ahead

Fleet Owner reports on TCP’s recent Business Expectation Survey and that trucking looking up over the next year. Read the full article.

 

Carrier Expectations Still Strong

TruckingInfo.com reports on TCP’s second quarter Business Expectations Survey that found that carrier expectations are still strong with more than 80 percent of carriers expecting volume increases in the next 12 months. Read the full article.

Eighty Percent of Carriers Expecting Volume Increases

Automotive World: The recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey from Transport Capital Partners (TCP) has reported that more than 80% of the US freight hauliers/carriers responding were expecting volume increases… Read the full article.

Carriers’ Optimism Has Declined, But Most Are Hopeful for 2011

In a article by OverDrive.com the recent survey by TCP is discussed, referencing the trends the industry survey has shown over the last two years. While optimism has waned in the last two quarters, carriers have still become more optimistic that volumes and rates will increase in 2011. Read the full article here. Read more.

Over Sixty Percent of Carriers Anticipate Increased Volumes in Coming Year

While TCP’s spring Business Expectations survey showed higher optimism from carriers, sixty-six percent still anticipate volumes to increase over the next year. Read more in TheTrucker.com’s recent article.

Truckload Rates on the Rise Industry Wide

The Journal of Commerce discusses TCP’s research which shows that truckload rates are on the rise industry wide, although larger carriers seem to be experiencing greater increases than smaller carriers. The article calls the finding, “a sign there may still be life in trucking’s fall peak season.” Click here to read more.