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In 2020, five countries accounted for about 50% of the world’s total crude oil production

Industrial chemicals, petroleum coke and dry bulk led the way in June

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

Autonomous software provider will evaluate miniature machine for Navistar truck

This webinar will focus on the topics of greatest impact/concern to trade professionals across the industry.

Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit – Register Now

Despite facing challenges of a nascent industry, company sees plenty of room for further expansion

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Companies today struggle to align their sales, carrier operations and accounting due to proprietary application solutions that require too much time, complexity, resources, and money to integrate and maintain. But […]

Railroads are a responsible way to mitigate the transportation-related causes of climate change

More than 3 months after getting stuck in Suez Canal, container ship, cargo and crew are moving again

E-commerce pushes rapid growth in domestic parcel business

Same-day versus next-day delivery: Which is more sustainable?

In 2020, total consumption of
fossil fuels in the United States, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, fell to 72.9 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu),
down 9% from 2019 and the
lowest level since 1991.

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After months of tepid increases or decreases, industry tacks on a lot more workers

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

United States Petroleum Product Consumption

Join us to hear about the importance of empowering teams to become trusted partners and how this—coupled with technology—can help foster company growth.

Locomation: Re-Engineering the World’s Supply Chain for Autonomy

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Most Dangerous US Highway Stretches

Shares of Total US Energy Consumption by Major Sources

Estimated US Average Vehicle Emissions Rates

Autonomous Operation Levels

What Are Truck Blind Spots?

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Transportation Employment Update

Container Ship Fleet Size by Nationality of Operation

Mexico Remains Top US Trade Partner, Canada No. 2

FreightWaves partnered with real-time visibility provider Tive to determine how different industry players have adapted to the increased demand for visibility.

How Much Gasoline Does The United States Consume?

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Top 10 Carrier Groups’ Share of Global Fleet

Tankers painted with coffee mugs do not haul coffee, and other alarming discoveries.

United States Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector

Why Are Diesel Fuel Prices Higher Than Gasoline Prices?

FreightWaves and its American Shipper brand won Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence) in the 67th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prize of business-to-business journalism.

Find Out What Logisticians Do, and Other Facts About Their Profession

FreightWaves’ monthly Market Update webinar is our most popular monthly segment designed to provide data around the latest events affecting the freight markets today. Based on real-time intelligence, we will […]

See How You Can Improve Your Fuel Economy in Hot Weather

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Helpful Tips on How You Can Help Save a Highway Worker’s Life

What Are We Paying For? Gasoline Price Breakdown.

Truckers were asked on social media which tunnels in the U.S. and Canada wrack their nerves the most.

The time it takes to plan routing and operations has historically been a significant burden for fleets. Manual tracking and spreadsheets have traditionally formed a hodgepodge of disparate systems that […]

More and More Professional Drivers are in Favor of New Camera Monitoring Systems

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

Supposedly safer U.S. roads during the pandemic made drivers more comfortable doing dangerous stuff, a Travelers’ study found.

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For many fleets, building an effective training program is the difference between setting themselves up for long-term success and submitting to a slow decline. There are three proven strategies for […]

Americans are hitting the road on the first major long-weekend
observance since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available.

FreightWaves and Turvo announced that FreightWaves SONAR will be added to the Turvo collaborative logistics platform.

Owner-Operator Fast Facts

See why Freight Railroads are Separated Into Classes

Government Agency
Seeks Long-haul Truckers
for Nuclear Materials

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Bureau of Transportation Statistics – Employment by Industry

This webinar will explore how the principles of self-invoicing can help a broker’s back-office manage growth by becoming far more efficient than they are today.

Stats for Average Truck Speeds on Select Metropolitan Area Interstates

Creating technology that once affixed to a parcel, activates tracking and other monitoring capabilities.

FreightWaves raised $16 million to support its Carbon Intelligence platform.

What is the Carbon Footprint of a Truck?

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Founders Camp, the Dynamo-powered event for founders and startup companies, will take place in November alongside FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga.

The past two years have seen unprecedented volatility across freight markets globally, with everything from weather events and the Suez Canal debacle to the pandemic impacting decision-making for carriers, shippers […]

Statistics on Driver Shortages

Self-Driving Trucks. The Future of Trucking?

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Carriers spend more time on verification requests than
hiring qualified drivers and growing the business. See how Tenstreet’s Xchange processes Defy slow recruiting.

How reverse logistics creates value for large-product retailers

Understanding new trends in tolling in 2021, and how tolling will evolve into the future, is critical for most commercial fleets, especially those with large regional or national footprints. By […]

In this webinar—presented by FreightWaves in partnership with Trucker Tools—attendees will gain insights into Surge Transportations technology transformation and how it achieved its four critical objectives.

Despite the overwhelming push to digital, the freight industry is one that is still often plagued by legacy processes, which involve paper processing and manual tasks that slow down teams […]

With driver shortages dominating the news, you might be concerned to roll-out a new safety system like dashcams and video safety. However, there are many reasons that drivers accept – […]

FreightWaves introduces FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence. Learn more here!

This white paper explores the challenges presented by the RFP process.

Whether you’re a carrier, shipper or broker, planning your next moves based on the latest market data is critical. FreightWaves’ monthly Market Update webinar is our most popular monthly segment […]

Join us as we share how a modern drop-and-hook service can offer shippers flexible, nationwide capacity with the reliability they’ve come to expect from asset-based carriers.

This webinar will discuss the results of a recent study by FreightWaves and Trimble to identify the biggest challenges and the primary factors that are considered by both shippers and carriers during the RFP process.

There is no denying the importance of shipment visibility, both for the entities managing the shipments and end customers. However, achieving full visibility for everyone involved is easier said than […]

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about FreightWaves, as well as transportation today and moving forward.

Technology and digitization are creating a sea of change in the freight forwarding (FF) industry.

FreightWaves Senior Retail Analyst Andrew Cox is joined by Dennis Anderson, Chief Customer Officer at ArcBest, and Matt Waller, Dean of the Sam Walton College of Business at the University […]

“Strong winds” are blamed for causing the 20,000-TEU Ever Given to get stuck and block Suez Canal traffic in both directions.

FreightWaves Ratings is FreightWaves new review/rating site of commercial products for the freight industry.

This webinar featuring Vector will demonstrate how to create an open standard for eBOLs and contactless pickup and delivery.

Join FreightWaves as we welcome Kendra Phillips, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of New Products at Ryder System, and Ketan Karkhanis, Chief Product Officer at Turvo, for an hour-long webinar on Thursday, April 8 at 2pm ET.

An ELD Annotations Guide in collaboration with J. J. Keller

Craig Fuller reasons that if “project44 is the Visa of the industrial world, then having the greatest acceptance and connectivity will be a major differentiating factor.”

To explore how data and technology can revolutionize maintenance processes, FreightWaves is partnering with Uptake to present an hour-long webinar on Tuesday, March 9 at 2pm ET. This session will feature insights from Braden Pastalaniec, who serves as Vice President of Transportation for Uptake, an Industrial AI company.

Day Three of Global Supply Chain Week will cover topics related to food and CPG supply chains. Tyson Foods Chief Sustainability Officer John Tyson is set to start the day off with global sustainability in mind.

FreightWaves has partnered with Overhaul for a one-hour webinar on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 at 2 pm ET where we will hear from Overhaul’s CEO, Barry Conlon and John Simms, Risk Advisor at HNI about solutions to reduce risk and insurance costs for your trucking company.

Nominate industry-leading shippers for FreightWaves’ annual Shipper of Choice award.

Join FreightWaves and Lytx for an hour-long webinar on Tuesday, February 16 at 2pm ET. where you’ll learn more about the tools that take proactive risk management to a whole new level.

This webinar will explore how Ryder went all-in with Trucker Tools to separate itself as a broker of choice.

Register for this important update to hear about the current state of the industry and how you can ensure your company is prepared for what’s next based on the latest data available.

“FreightWaves has developed this incredible media company” around its SONAR platform, says Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

Join us for this live session as we discuss how to ensure your supply chain is prepared for 2021.

Register today to join us for this critical discussion as we share the keys to unlocking a seamless customer experience.