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Maritime
West Coast dockworkers making $200K demand higher pay
Dockworkers who keep West Coast cargo flowing are highly paid. Their bid for even higher pay is starting to affect the cargo flow.
Electric Trucks
Nikola share increase proposal falls short of needed votes
Truck Driver Issues
Pay protection aids Heartland’s driver retention, execs say
Supply Chain Playbook
3 emerging FreightTech trends in 2023
FreightWaves LIVE
3 reasons you won’t want to miss the Future of Supply Chain
Trucking Regulation
Feds report more truck drivers dying from not using seat belts
FreightWaves Classics
‘The dark of the moon on the 6th of June’
SONAR High-Frequency Supply Chain Data
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | 0.02 | $3503.64 | $3441.34 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | -0.25 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Weekly NTI Update: September 26, 2022
Infographics
Daily Infographic: Forecasting the market cycle
Infographics
Weekly NTI Update: June 05, 2023
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
June bugs and gold bugs
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.
Editor's Picks
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Yellow, Teamsters point fingers; parties still far apart on deal
Yellow and the Teamsters appear to be moving further apart on reaching a deal anytime soon.
Company Earnings
Old Dominion sees tonnage plummet again in May
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Air Cargo
Lufthansa handles some cargo for ITA Airways ahead of pending deal
Lufthansa Cargo’s planned investment in Italy’s ITA Airways will allow the airlines to harmonize cargo operations.
Mexico Borderlands
Borderlands: Texas seaport completes $146M container terminal expansion
Modern Shipper
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Flexport completes acquisition of Shopify logistics business
Digital-oriented freight forwarder Flexport has completed its acquisition of the logistics arm of Shopify Inc., one month after it announced its plans. The deal includes Deliverr, the tech-enabled shipping services […]
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
VC-backed CloudTrucks blames ‘tough freight market’ for layoffs
Like many FreightTech companies that have laid off workers in recent months, CloudTrucks blames the declining freight market for the job cuts.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Texas-based trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
DHL Supply Chain, GXO Logistics lay off workers in Texas
AskWaves
AskWaves
Cross-border LTL Q&A with FreightPlus SVP
AskWaves looks at how cross-border LTL demand may change as supply chain maps are redrawn.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Truckload market shrugs off Roadcheck and Memorial Day
The jury is still out on whether truckload demand has hit the floor.
Startups
Truck Tech
Electrifying medium-duty trucks is a class act
Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.
Autonomous Vehicles
Embark Technology goes private in $71M deal
Technology
News
6 months in and on track to process 1M pallets
PalletTrader’s founder discusses the success of the newest online pallet marketplace that is changing the way pallets are bought and sold.
Autonomous Vehicles
Embark Technology goes private in $71M deal
Net-Zero Carbon
Railroad
California passes rule to drastically cut locomotives’ emissions
The California Air Resources Board has passed a regulation that compels freight and locomotive operators in California to adopt technologies to reduce locomotive emissions and phase out diesel locomotives.
