Orders of Heavy Trucks Collapse, Layoffs Start by Wolf Richter • Oct 3, 2019 • 24 Comments “Fleets are nervous. The latest manufacturing and construction numbers are concerning. The trade issue with China looms.”
The September Airline Massacre in Europe by MC01 • Sep 24, 2019 • 82 Comments And these are still the good times, with growing passenger traffic.
Thomas Cook Collapses, up to 600,000 Travelers Stranded in Hotel & Airline Chaos, Triggers “Biggest Peacetime Repatriation in UK History” by Nick Corbishley • Sep 23, 2019 • 72 Comments Rescue deal fell through at the last moment. China’s Fosun and other shareholders are toast. Creditors get to fight over the debris.
Light at End of Tunnel or Oncoming Train for the Goods-Based Economy? by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2019 • 54 Comments What US Freight Shipments and Pricing Say About the Slowdown.
Orders for Heavy Trucks Plunged 80% in August by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2019 • 52 Comments Here’s why — and how that’s impacting truck makers.
The Airline Fiasco in Argentina as Peso Collapses and New Plan Goes Awry by MC01 • Aug 28, 2019 • 48 Comments The curse of pushing volume by selling tickets below cost became an even bigger curse with the peso massacre.
Freight Shipments Suffer Steepest Drops since Financial Crisis, Overcapacity Balloons by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2019 • 77 Comments For Trucking and Railroads, it’s Hangover Time.
It Starts: First Truck Maker Cuts Production by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2019 • 12 Comments Navistar confirms next phase in Transportation Recession.
Heavy-Truck Orders Collapse Stunning 81%. Lowest Since 2010 by Wolf Richter • Aug 3, 2019 • 57 Comments Order backlog still feeds truck makers, but they don’t disclose for how long.
“Transportation Recession” Gets Uglier by Wolf Richter • Jul 15, 2019 • 46 Comments US freight shipments fall for 7th month in a row. After the boom, the bust.
