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A Freightmare on Elm Street - WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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Supply Chain Spotlight - Adriene Bailey

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Operators adjust to tight market conditions - On the Spot 10/26/20

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Shippers say transaction data “none of the carrier’s business” - Midday Market Update

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How to use data to beat your competition - #WithSONAR

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Coronavirus News

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Editor Thursday, October 29, 2020
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UPS pilots ask for more precautions to slow COVID cases

UPS pilots say the company isn’t holding up its end of the bargain to keep them safe while flying cargo…
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Trucking

Ashley Coker, Associate Editor Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Pharma shippers continue to face brutal pandemic demands

Everyone has been impacted by the current political, economic and health climate in the U.S. For the health science industry,…
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American Shipper

Greg Miller, Senior Editor Sunday, October 25, 2020
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Mounting evidence that container spike could last into 2021

More recovery signals: container lease pricing up over 50% versus second quarter, new container prices up 40% year-to-date.
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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Editor Friday, October 23, 2020
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Supply chains will face multiple scenarios for shipping COVID vaccines (with video)

The challenges of delivering a coronavirus vaccine to 8 billion people are immense, but over time more logistics companies will…
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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Editor Friday, October 23, 2020
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House committee slams airline contractors for layoffs after COVID aid

Ground handling companies, with the help of Trump administration officials at the Treasury Department, took CARES Act aid designed to…
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American Shipper

FreightWaves Staff Friday, October 23, 2020
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Ag exporters grapple with COVID, trade war, political unknowns (with video)

High cost of repositioning reefer equipment is hitting food exporters hard amid ongoing tariff fallout.
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Infographics

Emily Ricks Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Daily Infographic: Transportation employment rates

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the transportation sector is back on the rise.
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American Shipper

Greg Miller, Senior Editor Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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Why crude-tanker collapse could be long and painful

New Kpler data reveals slow pace of floating-storage unwind and steady fall in crude-tanker utilization.
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The Future of Freight

Additional Resources
The next generation of visibility solutions

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport Research Friday, October 30, 2020
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Mohawk Group Holdings reinvents consumer packaged goods for the digital age
Monday, August 31, 2020

Leaning in at Owens Corning
Friday, August 21, 2020

Inside General Insulation Company’s decentralized, tech-enabled supply chain
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Convoy rolls out spot rate benchmarking tool for shippers
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Truckers, small fleets can now bid for dedicated freight through Convoy

Inside FreightWaves

Photo of FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/19-10/25)

Sunday, October 25, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/19-10/25)

Photo of FreightWaves CEO interviewed on “The Business of Content” podcast

Monday, October 19, 2020

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FreightWaves CEO interviewed on “The Business of Content” podcast

Photo of FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/12-10/18)

Sunday, October 18, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/12-10/18)

Photo of Fuller summarizes FreightWaves’ beginning/early days on podcast

Friday, October 16, 2020

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Fuller summarizes FreightWaves’ beginning/early days on podcast

Photo of Veteran logistics media and data executive joins the FreightWaves Board of Directors (with video)

Monday, October 12, 2020

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Veteran logistics media and data executive joins the FreightWaves Board of Directors (with video)

Photo of FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/5-10/11)

Sunday, October 11, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (10/5-10/11)

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Sunday, October 4, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap: (9/28-10/4)

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (9/21-9/27)

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Sunday, September 20, 2020

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (9/14-9/20)

Photo of SONAR’s global ocean data foretells upcoming U.S. freight movements (with video)

Thursday, September 17, 2020

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SONAR’s global ocean data foretells upcoming U.S. freight movements (with video)

The Daily Infographic

Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Daily Infographic: Types of freight train cars

Freight trains can carry a multitude of cargo, with car variations to…
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Daily Infographic: COVID vaccine airfreight demand

Air freight demand for COVID-19 vaccines will be massive, according to the…
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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Daily Infographic: Pallet Tetris

The way a truck is loaded can increase the amount of goods…
Monday, October 26, 2020
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Daily Infographic: Transportation World Records

The annual world record book, Guinness, has multiple transportation industry record holders.…
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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Daily Infographic: Outer space cargo deliveries

Orbiting space stations need the occasional cargo delivery.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Daily Infographic: FreightWaves newsletters

FreightWaves’ newsletters have over 500,000 subscribers combined.

Friday, October 30, 2020

FreightWaves Flashback: Hapag-Lloyd fleets merge

1970: After 123 years of Hapag history and 113 years of Lloyd history the first page of Hapag-LIoyd AG history…

Friday, October 30, 2020

Saia execs not concerned about purchased transportation spend increase

CFO Col: ‘We’re not upset when we have to use it’

Friday, October 30, 2020

Daimler partners with Luminar in autonomous truck pursuit

Daimler Trucks continues to build out autonomous expertise with a partnership and investment in LiDAR maker Luminar

Friday, October 30, 2020

News Alert: Deadly earthquake hits Turkey, Greece

“The EU stands ready to help," said the President of the European Parliament about the deadly earthquake in Turkey and…

Friday, October 30, 2020

Marketplace model delivers competitive spot rates with full pricing transparency

Spot market transactions are notoriously inefficient and expensive. Digital freight matching can make transactions more straightforward for shippers and carriers…

Friday, October 30, 2020

Forward Air beats estimates in quarter, raises dividend

Several key metrics in LTL operations show downturn from last year

Chart of the Week

Chart of the Week
Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst Saturday, October 24, 2020
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Reefer outpacing van growth in second half of 2020

Reefer carrier revenues are expanding rapidly as capacity tightens faster for the temperature-controlled segment of trucking.
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Bankruptcies, Closures, and Layoffs

Company earnings

Alan Adler Friday, October 16, 2020
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Volvo Group sees modest Q3 recovery

Volvo Group Q3 sales and earnings trailed last year. But a recovery in heavy-duty truck orders and market share gains…
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Air Cargo

Chris Gillis Monday, September 21, 2020
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Bankrupt LATAM gets financial lifeline

Court-approved access to $2.45 billion is expected to help the South American carrier weather the pandemic.
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News

Brian Straight Friday, September 11, 2020
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The Daily Dash: Nikola turmoil, Trimble layoffs and HOS changes

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a short seller has laid out a blistering report on Nikola; plus, Trimble…
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News

Brian Straight Saturday, September 5, 2020
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The Daily Dash: FMCSA pilot for young truckers; and hiring begins to rebound

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA will study the use of interstate commercial truck drivers under the age…
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Layoffs and Bankruptcies

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Friday, September 4, 2020
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Carriers owed hundreds of thousands after oil and gas company bankruptcy filing

Bainbridge Uinta, an oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Fort…
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Ask Waves

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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What shippers must know before packing containers

A half-dozen basic physical characteristics of ocean containers should be considered before…
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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How to run a virtual conference

Puttting on a virtual event is a complex and difficult process. FreightWaves…
Saturday, April 4, 2020
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What is the difference between trucking contract and spot rates?

The clear difference between contract and spot rates.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Why are unseated tractors a critical factor affecting truckload carriers?

Chris Henry writes about the true costs of "unseated" trucks and what…
Thursday, March 26, 2020
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Why tracking tender reject rate is important

Tender rejections are often a leading indicator of spot rates and thus…
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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What are the most profitable trucking jobs in 2020?

Learn about nine different types of truck driving jobs that are available.