To keep up with demand predictions by 2027, more than 97,000 new drivers will need to enter the industry annually. Predictions for transportation management in 2016 highlighted growing stress and concern. MORE

In the US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2027 , between 2016 and 2027, overall freight tonnage will grow a total of 35%. The latest American Trucking Association (ATA) report predicts freight volumes and the amount of goods moved by truck will grow. MORE

In supporting documents , the EPA goes on to say: The buyer of a new long-haul truck in 2027 would recoup the extra cost of the technology [approximately $12,000] in under 2 years through fuel savings…The agencies estimate the proposed standards would result in approximately $230 billion in net benefits over the lifetime of the vehicles sold in the regulatory timeframe, while costing the affected industry less than one-tenth that amount (about $25 billion over the same period). MORE

Phase 2 is more comprehensive than Phase 1, and will gradually be enforced from January 1 st , 2018 until its full implementation in 2027. Additional truck and trailer requirements, including fuel-efficiency guidelines and CO 2 emissions standards, will be implemented in 2021, 2024 and 2027. MORE

This is hard to get your mind rapped around, but a unit which could process 100 pieces of data in 2007 , becomes around 5,000 pieces of data in 2017 , and then up to approximately 250,000 in 2027 ! Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. MORE

Transport Topics reported that the requirements will probably add "about $860 to the cost of a 2021 trailer, $1,015 to the cost of a 2024 unit, and $1,090 for a 2027 model," compared to the cost of a 2017 model. Got some trailers that need replacing? MORE

billion by 2027 , disrupting the $T12 manufacturing sector. by Tibor van Melsem Kocsis 3D printed handle brackets 3D printing has come a long way since its inception in the 1980s and is set to become an industry worth $55.8 MORE

This blog is the first in a five-part series examining the maintenance landscape facing today’s fleet operators. MORE

For small cars, price parity will take until 2027 -- and longer still in Europe. MORE