Weaker volume trends in July didn't keep truckload linehaul rates from ripping higher, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems. Cass' TL linehaul index, which tracks rates excluding fuel and accessorial surcharges, increased 2.3% from June and was 8.6% higher year over year. July marked 19 consecutive y/y increases and the largest in four years. (The dataset is up 11.2% over the past two years.) The linehaul index includes for-hire spot rates but is historically heavily weighted to ...

What followed changed the operation more than the mandate. Trailer trackers gave a carrier that spots heavily its first live picture of the fleet. Outward-facing cameras ended the practice of reconstructing crashes from memory or limited photos taken by forward-thinking drivers at the scene."So it started with the ELD mandate, and that was really about compliance, and that worked great for us," Howard said.Dohrn's relationship with Samsara started in 2016 as a compliance purchase. The ELD mandate was coming ...