Wolff Olins has appointed Sairah Ashman as CEO. The first female head of the creative consultancy, she has been with Wolff Olins for 23 years, seven of them as Global COO. Former CEO Ije Nwokorie says, “Sairah is one driven leader; privately and professionally committed to making a positive impact in the world. She’s an important voice for equality in our industry and I am excited by our continuing partnership.”

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 6.3% in October after gaining 5.7% in September. In October, the index equaled 106.8 (2015=100) compared with 114 in September. “While there are indications that the economy is losing momentum, I believe October’s tonnage softness was more of a seasonal issue during a pandemic than anything else,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Typical seasonality is off this year and it was a reason why October was down so much. Not seasonally adjusted tonnage was down a fraction as much as normal over the last five years during September, leading to a big seasonally adjusted gain. However, that means October’s not seasonally adjusted tonnage grew less than half as much as it typically does, leading to a big drop in the seasonally adjusted figure. There are plenty of carriers still saying that tonnage, retail tonnage in particular, is good.”

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.541; Month Ago: $3.684; Year Ago: $4.589. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $4.008; Month Ago: $4.203; Year Ago: $5.577.