Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of market disruption on the freight brokerage sector. Learn how Amazon, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other disruptors will change the business…
In this commentary article, Donald Broughton looks at the second part of the economy – the consumer economy – and where we are now in the economic cycle.
Canadian transportation and logistics firm buys Ontario-based broker that uses propriety software platform.
Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) reported that its revenues and operating income were up in the first quarter of 2019.
EDI, API, or both? Which option is best for you? Today’s infographic, in partnership with Roadrunner Freight, looks to help you decide.
Former truck drivers and employees of Falcon Transport of Youngtown, Ohio, admit there were warning signs that the company was experiencing financial problems, but few said they expected the company to cease operations abruptly on Saturday, April 27, stranding truckers hauling loads without working fuel cards or further instructions.
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The expanded Neopanamax locks of the Panama Canal, which debuted in June 2016, have been a boon for many shipping sectors, but they were specifically designed with container shipping in mind. Lock capacity is measured in twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEU).
Donald Broughton, FreightWaves’ chief market strategist, explains the problems he has with surveys based on ‘sentiment’ – except for the Institute for Supply Management survey. Read why he believes in its results.
Convoy is looking to help owner-operators and small fleets get access to drop-and-hook freight with a nationwide rollout of Convoy Go.
J.B. Hunt blames its earnings and revenue shortfall on weak intermodal freight volumes, harsh winter weather and concerns about possible tariffs on Chinese imports in its first quarter earnings report on April 15.
Marten Transport posted its best-ever first-quarter operating revenue, operating income and net income in the company’s 74-year history in the first quarter of 2019, the company said in its April 16 earnings release.
Ancra has introduced automated decking, which adjusts itself up and down the trailer based on keypad inputs from the user, eliminating the need to manually adjust support beams.
Uber released its S-1 filing after the market close, placing in on track to go public with its anticipated May IPO.
E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had to adapt in various ways to keep pace.
Birmingham, Alabama-based McLeod Software has launched its new TopMatch technology, aimed at digitally pairing brokers and logistics providers with the best carriers to haul their freight.
KeepTruckin has announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind load-matching platform that uses data collected from its electronic logging devices, or ELDs, to help match small-business carriers with available freight.
On April 4 , President Trump said he is giving Mexico a “one-year warning” before closing the southern border. This is an overview of what a closed border might look like.
Air cargo volume is down year-to-date. Learn what air cargo companies are doing – and not doing – to generate greater volume and revenue.
Freight levels have dropped from last year, but panelists at the ACT Research conference this week said they have simply returned to more normal levels.
On a call with freight procurement intelligence company, Beroe, Inc., the firm discusses its outlook for global road freight growth of 4 to 5 percent.
The BiTA Standards Council has ratified the Alliance’s first data standard in record time. Read about the standard and the foundational framework endorsed by the Council.
Bendix is now making its advanced safety systems available for retrofit for models where it was not factory-installed. Plus, U.S. finds little support for postal rate changes, detention time increasing and air cargo boom may be over.
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Redwood Logistics spoke on the importance of technology in the retail supply chain at the 2019 LINK supply chain conference in Orlando.
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DP World (NASDAQ Dubai: DPW) announced that it will repurchase P&O Ferries from Dubai World according to a DP World press release. The acquisition will be worth BGP (British pound sterling) 322 million or $421 million. (All values will be converted to U.S. dollars.)
In the past several months alone, more than 35,000 trucks were recalled for defects.
Thick ice accumulation, several inches of snow will hit the Great Plains, Midwest and Northeast through Wednesday. Temporary disruptions in freight movement, supply chain likely.
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Today on FWNOW, Market Expert Donny Gilbert gives his best advice to brokers. What do you do when volumes remain high and tender rejections are at an all-time low? Plus, what’s happening this weekend with the weather?
On today’s FreightWaves NOW CEO Craig Fuller tells us what the freight futures market is all about and why it needs to happen now, meteorologist Nick Austin says keep clear of the Sierras if you can.
Things are looking pretty good for the future of freight.
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks to three market experts: Nick Austin with the weather, Daniel Pickett with DAT Van Rates, Ibrahiim Bayaan with Macro and Micro Economics.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks to Market Expert Zach Strickland about the disruption of the freight market due to the bankruptcy of New England Motor Freight. Find out what this means for LTL on today’s episode of FreightWaves NOW!
Traffic jams are the worst. These 10 U.S. roads are the most likely to have bottlenecks that lead to traffic jams.
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks to market experts: Nick Austin about some disruptive weather, and Zach Strickland talks about the Outbound Tender Market Share
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks to Nick Austin about the weather, and John Paul Hampstead about Echo Global Logistics earnings.
January used to be known as the worst month for freight, but consumer trends are starting to change that.
A look into the importation and exportation of avocados.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks to three market experts: Nick Austin gives a weather update, Jesse Cohen talks about air cargo in 2019, and Zach Strickland shares a little bit about Trucking Freight Futures.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks to market experts Nick Austin about bad conditions on the I-95 corridor, and Donny Gilbert about tender rejections and backhaul markets.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks to Market Experts Nick Austin, about the weather, and Michael Crosby, who introduces the Trucking Freight Futures Road Show!
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks to Nick Austin about the weather and Zach Strickland about market share.
Ruckit specializes in trucking management software for the heavy construction and materials marketplace and brings transparency by networking the TMS systems of the stakeholders involved in a hauling process.
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks to three market experts: Nick Austin about the cold, Donny Gilbert reefers and tender rejections, and John Paul Hampstead with macroeconomics.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost checks in with three market experts: Nick Austin with the weather, Zach Strickland talking about the midwest, and Ibrahiim Baayaan takes a look at the economy.
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks with Nick Austin about disruptive ice jams and Danny Gilbert about how to protect cargo from freezing.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost catches up with Nick Austin about the polar vortex and Michael Crosby about volume and tender rejections.
On todays episode Chad Prevost talks to Nick Austin about some dangerously cold weather, and Zach Strickland about volumes.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks weather with Nick Austin about weekend weather, and John Paul Hampstead about volumes.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost discusses the polar vortex with Nick Austin, Jeff Seibenhener offers advice on password safety, and Jesse Cohen gives insight to the air cargo market.
We look at the top freight markets broken down by flatbed, dry van, and reefer van.
Chinese ecommerce behemoth JD.com is turning delivery schedules up a notch by introducing delivery drones in Indonesia and completing its first “government approved” drone delivery earlier this month.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost catches up with Market Experts: Nick Austin, Donny Gilbert, and Zach Strickland to talk about the weather, volumes, and CASS freight index
For-hire truck tonnage posted its best yearly growth since 1998, but a decline in ATA’s Index at the end of the year indicated some softening.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks to three of our market experts: Nick Austin updates us on winter weather, Zach Strickland with tender rejection, and Dean Croke shares some research about sleep.
America’s freight railroads operate the safest, most affordable, efficient, and environmentally sound rail system in the world.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost gives us a winter weather update, then Micheal Crosby gives some insight on volume.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost catches up with Nick Austin about the weather, John Paul Hampstead about volumes, and John Kingston about IMO2020 as it relates to market prices.
December was a month of growing uncertainty and severe declines in the U.S. financial markets. The only thing that seems to be growing is the level of ambiguity in everyone’s outlook.
On today’s episode Chad Provest talks to three Market Experts Nick Austin with the weather, Tech Expert Jeff Seibenhener, and Oil Market Expert John Kingston.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks with Market Expert Micheal Crosby and Chief Legal Officer Kevin Martin about capacity volumes, and the Supreme Court ruling.
Manufacturing supply chains must deal with counterfeit parts. One company is hoping that its blockchain-based tracking solution can help solve that while also providing transparency in the freight supply chain.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks with Chief Meteorologist Nick Austin and Chief Data Scientist Daniel Pickett and Chief Analytic Expert Dean Croke about traffic fatalities: where they are and how to prepare for them, and a look into a new index on SONAR related to air cargo.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks with Market Experts Nick Austin and Zach Strickland about current weather conditions, Inbound Market Volume, and Outbound Tender Rejections in the United States.
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost talks with Nick Austin and John Paul Hampstead about weather conditions and the current pressure on contract rates.
Transflo used its slot during the MarketWaves 18 Demo Day to showcase how its app’s new user interface, along with the broader Transflo ecosystem can be used effectively to reduce time during the lifecycle of a load.
It’s that time of year; time to look forward and plan for the year. In order to have a better idea of where the economy and industry are headed, we always like to look back and review from where we came and what happened.
U.S. airlines transport 50,000 tons of cargo every day.
Bison Transport operates twin 53-foot trailers in Canada, and generally has lower rates of incidents than with single trailers.
The history books will say many things about 2018, but whatever else is recorded, it will go down as one of the strongest years for spot and contract pricing increases in the history of trucking in the U.S. Will that trend continue?
Facial recognition will be tested next year on the Peace Bridge that connects the U.S. and Canada as a possible solution to speed up commercial border crossings.
With the market data available on SONAR, we have ability to see all the ebbs and flows of freight movement happen in real-time.
Is the economy still healthy? Are people still making things, shipping things, and buying things? According to the railroad car data, the answer is a definitive “Yes.”
On this episode of FreightWaves NOW, we discuss the giant storm hitting California and how it will impact freight and transportation in the area.
Amazon came out on top according to the judges in FreightWaves’ Research Institute’s inaugural Freight.Tech 25, which identified the most disruptive and innovative companies in the freight space.
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index reached another record high in October while the company’s Intermodal Price Index points to rising intermodal costs.
The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road Survey from Atlas. Who have you assisted in moving?
The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines.
More of the same. That was the consensus in a quick informal poll of listeners to FTR’s State of Freight webinar on Thursday when they were asked what the most likely outcome was for the U.S. economy in 2019.
The FreightWaves Research Institute will announce the winners of the Freight.Tech 25 next week at the MarketWaves18 conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
SONAR’s OTVI.LAX is clearly indicating that the strength in the inbound loaded container flow out of the Long Beach/LA port is continuing and gathering momentum.
Zipline Logistics released a survey showing the impact of ELDs — 10 months after the mandate.
A look at Flatbed, Dry Van, and Reefer trailers.
Since its launch, Convoy has been innovating with technological solutions aimed at reinventing the way freight moves across the country. To help fulfill that mission, the company is now expanding beyond its Seattle, WA, roots to a second office located in Atlanta.
SONAR’s Headhaul Index map and the HAUL.JOT Index are both showing that the return to growth in inbound loaded container flow first seen in the Long Beach/LA port is continuing and gathering momentum.
Uber Freight introduces three new features to its app, making it more customizable and intuitive, and helping drivers and carriers better manage their loads and time schedules.
XPO Logistics was named to the Fortune Future 50 list of U.S. public companies while KeepTruckin and Transfix were both honored by Forbes as two companies likely to achieve unicorn status.
Continuing efforts to fight what he says are unfair trade practices, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will pull out of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty, which sets how much can be charged for international shipping.
The FreightWaves Research Institute has announced the list of 55 voters who will be choosing the inaugural winners of the Freight.Tech 25 awards, and it’s who’s who of freight leaders.
Rail seems to be benefiting from higher diesel prices and capacity constraints with SONAR data suggesting more loads are shifting to intermodal in shorter lengths of haul.
Hurricane Michael has forced some trucking operations to shut down, but relief efforts haven’t had major interruptions.
Indices are clearly signaling that the container volume coming in through the Long Beach/LA port is surging and bodes well for the holiday shopping season.
As peak season nears, EnVista’s Senior Project Manager Mark Taylor gave FUEL 2018 attendees his best tips to navigate the sea of surcharges that lies ahead.
Tender volumes are taking many by surprise, but not those that understand what is happening with the use of ELD’s by small carriers, especially in the dry van segment.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has downgraded its outlook for global trade this year and next, citing tighter credit market conditions and escalating trade tensions as the main drivers.
Our latest infographic dissects the North American Air Freight Industry.
We see falling demand for oil, lumber, and wheat out of Canada in the future due to a combination of market forces. Canadian Pacific Railroad appears to be especially exposed to this freight recession.
