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Corey Smith

Corey is a staff writer for FreightWaves with experience in air, intermodal and parcel operations, as well as LTL and full truckload transportation management. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis, majoring in supply chain management, and enjoys basketball, cinema and traveling.
Jun - 2022 -
28 June
Corey Smith

SONAR Sightings for June 28: Outbound Tender Market Share for Atlanta, contracted fuel prices and more

Atlanta heats up with rejection rates of 10.9%, and large enterprise carriers are still making a profit from diesel prices.

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27 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 27: Volume out of New Orleans surges; Houston market tightens – and more

Outbound tender volume for New Orleans spikes 21% in the last 90 days, and the outbound rejection index for Houston rises 115 basis points.

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24 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 24: Tennessee to Ohio, Atlanta rejections, more

Outbound tender volumes for Columbus rise, and tender rejections out of Atlanta reach above the national average.

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22 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 22: Atlanta to Memphis, Tennessee, Germany to US, more

Outbound tender volumes for Green Bay are increasing 4.8% week-over-week, and costs per forty-foot container from Germany rise more than $400 since March.

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21 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 21: Detroit to New Orleans, chart of the week, more

Outbound tender volumes for New Orleans are rising 12% week-over-week, and linehaul rates continue to drop despite the rise in fuel costs.

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17 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 17: NTI, Market Dashboard updates, more

Denver’s outbound tender rejections rise to 10.9%, and Market Dashboard now has new features for better visibility.

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16 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 16: Chicago to Allentown, Pennsylvania, carrier update, more

Tender rejections out of Chicago drop to 6.3%, while El Paso sees a boom of 25% in outbound volume and 28.6% increase in rejections.

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15 June
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Small Fleet recap: How SONAR data can help position carriers into better markets

Eric Larsen and Zach Blanchard discuss tender rejection rates, which are the leading indicator in finding a profitable market to be in.

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SONAR Sightings for June 15: Ontario, California, to Dallas, Japan to US, more

Tender rejections out of Ontario are at their lowest point since 2020, and import volume from Japan has increased 90% in the last year.

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Small Fleet recap: Trucker Tools utilizing SONAR for rate visibility

Trucker Tools is utilizing FreightWaves’ SONAR to provide rate visibility to the carriers that need it most.

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14 June
Corey Smith

SONAR Sightings for June 14: Denver to New Orleans, national tender rejections, more

Daily national average of spot rates drops, and tender rejections across the country tell the story of the current condition of the market.

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13 June
Corey Smith

SONAR Sightings for June 13: National Truckload Index Daily, Container Atlas, more

Truckload spot rates from Chicago to Dallas continue to drop, and overall volume shipped from China to the US drops 36% in the last year.

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10 June
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SONAR Sightings for June 10: National Truckload Index Daily and carrier update

Tender rejections out of LA hit the floor at 3.4%, while out of Jacksonville they are reaching 17%.

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May - 2022 -
18 May
Corey Smith

Your user-friendly guide to understanding SONAR’s Container Atlas

Container Atlas debuted last week during FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event. Here is what you need to know to use it.

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09 May
Corey Smith

FOSC chat: TriumphPay changes payment method for trucking industry

Melissa Foreman discusses TriumphPay’s new automated payment processes.Fire

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Apr - 2022 -
06 April
Corey Smith

SONAR sightings for April 6: Ohio to New Jersey, shipper update, more

Spot rates drop 13% from Columbus to Burlington, and while volumes in markets drop, costs to ship rise.

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04 April
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SONAR sightings for April 4: Chicago to LA, weekly port update, more

LA rejections have fallen below 5%, and dwell time rises at port of New York/New Jersey

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