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Apr - 2021 -
19 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cycle

Transportation is the third-largest global contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Here’s an assessment of the overall GHG impacts of a fuel.

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16 April
Emily Ricks

FBX Report: April 15, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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15 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Transportation Industry

Transportation is the third-largest global contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Here’s an overview of the impact of the sector’s carbon footprint.

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14 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Increase in Dangerous Driving

The results of the 2021 Travelers Risk Index on distracted driving has shown an increase, while the National Safety Council reports the highest percentage increase in motor vehicle deaths in 13 years.

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13 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Warehouse Management Software

A comparison of the leading warehouse management software vendors, based on deployment intention and other key features.

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12 April
07 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Electric Locomotives

Wabtec, G&W and Carnegie Mellon ask Congress to help fund rail tech research and development.

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Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Tackle the Driver Shortage

FATj and FreightWaves team up to visualize the driver shortage and what can be done to fix it.

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05 April
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: The Future of Intermodal

Learn more about CIE Manufacturing’s Pioneer Container Chassis line.

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02 April
Emily Ricks

FBX Report: April 1, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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01 April
Mar - 2021 -
31 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Positive Train Control

Positive train control (PTC) is a way to automatically stop a freight or passenger train before a collision.

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30 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Drone Delivery Readiness by State

A new report from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University identifies which states are best prepared for commercial drone adoption.

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29 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Spot vs. Contracted Rates

Here’s a closer look at the difference between spot and contracted freight rates.

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25 March
24 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: A Carbon-Neutral FedEx

FedEx Corp. unveiled plans to reach carbon neutrality across its global delivery network by 2040 with a fully electrified surface transport fleet.

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22 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Trending Free Mobile Apps 2021

Truckers cover an average annual mileage of about 100K miles. Here are five trending mobile apps guiding truckers this year at no cost.

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17 March
16 March
Emily Ricks

FBX Report: March 15, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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15 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Choosing Ocean Freight

Here’s a look into why a shipper would choose sea freight over airfreight.

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11 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Top Vaccinating Countries

Logistics supply chains have delivered. More than 300 million vaccine doses have been distributed and administered.

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10 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Container Crisis

Three Chinese companies — CIMC, DFIC and CXIC — produce about 80% of the world’s containers.

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09 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Phishing no longer No. 1 cybersecurity threat

A new report from IBM Security, “X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2021,” highlights the evolving nature of the cybersecurity threats facing companies — with ransomware coming out on top.

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04 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Has Amazon Spoiled Whole Foods?

Amazon.com Inc. bought Whole Foods Market Inc. on Aug. 28, 2017, for $13.7 billion, following up with changes to the grocery brand.

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03 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: The Perfect Holiday Storm

Chinese New Year overlapped with Presidents Day, Valentine’s Day and the storms hitting across the country in February, creating the perfect storm of disruptions.

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Emily Ricks

FBX Report: March 1, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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01 March
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Women in Transportation

While transportation remains a male-dominated industry, the share of female professionals in some modes is rising.

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Feb - 2021 -
25 February
24 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Pandemic Reshoring

Employees aren’t the only ones working from home during the pandemic as reshoring gains increasing popularity among U.S. companies.

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Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Meal Delivery Productivity

Quarantining patterns during the pandemic have spiked meal delivery rates.

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19 February
Emily Ricks

Global Supply Chain Week Infographic

Take a look at the 8 keynote speakers of Global Supply Chain Week.

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18 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: ELD Market

Survey findings show less than a third of drivers are fully satisfied with their electronic logging device (ELD) providers.

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17 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: The Global Shipbuilding Industry

Japan is the top nation in fleet value despite China taking the lead in shipbuilding.

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16 February
Emily Ricks

FBX Report: February 15, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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15 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: The Cost of Shipping

A sweater can travel 3,000 miles for a few cents by sea — but it hasn’t always been that cheap.

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11 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Logistics of Valentine’s Day

52% of adults in the U.S. plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, with $21.8 billion in projected sales in the name of love.

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10 February
04 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: COVID Strikes America’s Largest Ports

The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been infected with COVID-19 — with at least 700 positive test results from port employees.

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Emily Ricks

FBX Report: February 1, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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01 February
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Black Representation in Transportation

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported nearly 20% of employees in the transportation sector last year were Black or African-American. Here’s a breakdown of person of color (POC) employment in the transportation industry.

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Jan - 2021 -
27 January
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Runaway Truck Ramps

U.S. highways have hundreds of runaway truck ramps — which come in all sizes, slope grades and materials. Here’s a closer look.

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Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: CRST: A One-Stop Solution for All of Your Transportation Needs

CRST tailors each solution to its clients’ unique needs and focuses on delivering superior service.

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25 January
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: 2021 AFV Trends

AFVs (alternative fuel vehicles) are on the rise. Here’s a look at trending alternative fuel options.

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Emily Ricks

FBX Report: January 19, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Four Ways Freight Brokers Can Avoid Unexpected Liability Claims

Learn how freight brokers can protect their domestic operations from liability claims that may not be covered by traditional cargo insurance policies.

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14 January
13 January
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Port Cranes

Port cranes transport cargo a short distance but must be strong enough to load and unload thousands of pounds by the hour.

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12 January
11 January
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: 2020 Transborder Freight

A look into the quantity of freight transported between North American borders last year.

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06 January
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: 2020 Rail Freight

2020 US rail traffic has declined due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

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05 January
Emily Ricks

FBX Report: January 4, 2021

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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Dec - 2020 -
30 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: US 2020 Trade Balance

The US trade balance is a representation of the value of imports subtracted from exports.

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28 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Airplane age is just a number

An aircraft’s life span is measured not in years but in pressurization cycles. 

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23 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: 2020 Christmas tree market

Nationwide, Christmas tree sales this year were projected at around 18 million to 20 million but now are expected to clock in closer to 22 million.

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22 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Flights take off 2H2020

Air cargo flight frequency begins to bounce back in the second half of 2020, exceeding 2019’s airline cargo monthly volumes.

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21 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: 2020 Traffic Shift — Highways to Browsers

The coronavirus pandemic created a traffic shift — from highways to the internet — as citizens shelter in place.

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17 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: The ISO Shipping Container

Shipping containers are known for their long-term durability — here’s a closer look.

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16 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Freight broker pay

Freight brokers connect cargo with its transportation — a career path with high pay and low education requirements.

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Emily Ricks

FBX Report: December 15, 2020

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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09 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Amazon fulfillment centers

The rise of e-commerce demands additional fulfillment space. Here’s a look at the current scope of Amazon’s reign.

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08 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Shipping Rates & Inflation

A comparison of U.S. annual inflation rates to Freightos daily shipping rates over the course of two years

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07 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Truck sales rebound

Large truck sales are on the rebound after months of declining sales.

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03 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Women in trucking

Women make up over 10% of over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers, a number predicted to continue rising.

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02 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Pandemic-induced driving decrease

Total traffic volume decreased by more than 16% in the first six months of 2020. Here’s a dive into regional traffic patterns.

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Emily Ricks

FBX Report: December 1, 2020

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

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01 December
Emily Ricks

Daily Infographic: Freight Weight

The U.S. moved 11.84 billion tons of freight last year, a figure expected to increase 25% by 2045.

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