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Maritime
Fear of catastrophic shipping accidents rises despite safety gains
Older ships are being kept in service longer in pursuit of profits, heightening the risk of accidents and spills.

Layoffs and Bankruptcies
VC-backed CloudTrucks blames ‘tough freight market’ for layoffs

Less than Truckload (LTL)
Northeast LTLs combine: RIST Transport acquires AMA Transportation

Trucking Equipment
NHTSA probes Freightliner Cascadia automatic emergency braking

Company Earnings
Descartes sees February as cycle low point
SONAR High-Frequency Supply Chain Data

Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
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MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | 0.01 | $3468.04 | $3439.37 |
Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
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IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | 0.11 | 0.39% | 0.35% |
IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0.22 | 0.55% | 0.45% |
Weekly NTI Update: September 26, 2022
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Memorial Day might instead signal mayday
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Weekly Fuel Report: May 23, 2023
White Papers
White Paper: Q2 2023 Carrier Rate Report
SONAR Analyst Reports
Reality of ocean container volume far cry from China reopening hype
It is becoming increasingly clear that hopes of a container boost from the reopening of China are all but gone.
2nd-half freight rebound increasingly unlikely
Further downside risks to the U.S. economy make the odds of a rebound in containerized import volumes unlikely.
Trucking demand visibility is far more important than supply
Many people get hung up on trying to figure out how much capacity is readily available in trucking when they should be more focused on monitoring demand trends.