Jan - 2020 -
31 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Long haul loads for Friday

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland highlights a large drop in capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Donny Gilbert identifies long haul opportunities in the Broker Update, and Director of Research Kevin Hill discusses a shift in favor towards Shippers with Lead Economist Anthony Smith in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing […]

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29 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: The Platts-FreightWaves partnership for diesel transparency

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland identifies which markets across the country are experiencing the most de-stabilization in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca highlights Reefer opportunities in the Broker Update, and Oil Market Expert & Editor at Large John Kingston details a new relationship between FreightWaves and S&P Global […]

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28 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: National volumes in line with last year

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland compares the current outbound tender volume index to last year’s in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Donny Gilbert highlights several markets for Brokers to consider in the Broker Update, and Market Expert Mike Baudendistel discusses Canadian National’s earnings and its impact on the freight economy with […]

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27 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Impacts of the Coronavirus on Global Shipping

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines US outbound tender reject indexes and volumes for both Reefer and Van haul in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca showcases opportunities for Reefer haul in the Broker Update, and Research Analyst Andrew Cox discusses impacts of the Coronavirus on global shipping with […]

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24 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Opportunities in the West

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines a decline in the US Outbound Tender Reject Index in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca points to markets in the West for the Broker Update, and Director of Research Kevin Hill and Kyle Lintner, Principal of K-Ratio, discuss the DHL Supply Chain […]

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23 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Diesel market keeps heading downward

Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines capacity across the country in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Donny Gilbert highlights the best markets for dry vans in the Broker Update, and Oil Market Expert John Kingston discusses diesel prices in the Oil Update.

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22 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Flat market with opportunity in several southern cities

Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland breaks down reference points for the outbound tender reject index in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca highlights ideal markets for extra margins in the Broker Update, and John Kingston discusses diesel prices and the potential impact of the Chinese coronavirus on the […]

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21 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Run towards the blue

Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines year over year trends for volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Donny Gilbert highlights markets that contain more freight than trucks, and Research Analyst Andrew Cox discusses housing starts statistics with Lead Economist Anthony Smith in today’s Shipper Update.

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17 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Winter weather affecting markets

In this episode, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland compares 2019 and 2020 overall volumes before diving into various markets for the Carrier Update, Market Expert Donny Gilbert breaks down weather impacts for the Brokers, and Lead Economist Anthony Smith explains the Logistics Managers Index in the Shipper Update.

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16 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: A closer look at the Weighted Rejection Index

In this episode, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland presents the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Donny Gilbert explains how to use the Weighted Rejection Index in the Broker update, and Director of Editorial and Research Kevin Hill discusses the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index with Lead Economist Anthony Smith.

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15 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: East coast seeing large volume spikes

In this episode, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland presents the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Luke Falasca discusses a potential floor with tender rejections on the Broker update, and Market Expert Mike Baudendistel makes his debut with Lead Economist Anthony Smith in the Shipper update.

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13 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Manufacturing Talent War

In this episode of FreightWaves NOW, Market Expert Donny Gilbert examines tender rejections in markets across the country for the Carrier Update, Market Expert Luke Falasca showcases a brand new chart in the Broker update, and Market Expert Andrew Cox discusses a talent war in the Manufacturing sector with Lead Economist Anthony Smith.

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10 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Rising volumes and falling rejections

In this episode of FreightWaves NOW, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines year over year volume changes in the Carrier Update, FreightCaster Luke Falasca discusses rising volumes and falling rejections in the Broker Update, and Lead Economist Anthony Smith discuss the December jobs report in the Shipper Update.

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09 January
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Capacity tightens in the Plains

FreightWaves Lead Economist Anthony Smith hosts the show, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland highlights the Plains markets in the Carrier Update, Market Expert Donny Gilbert discusses reefer markets in the Broker update, and Director of Editorial and Research Kevin Hill updates us on this week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index.

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Dec - 2019 -
06 December
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Rising tender rejections are driving up Detroit market rates

In this episode, Market Expert Zach Strickland delivers the carrier update presented by PowerFleet, and Market Expert Luke Falasca gives brokers a close up look at the Detroit market.

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Jun - 2019 -
24 June
Jonathan Smith

FW NOW: Swingtime for carriers and shippers

Will carriers seize the day and ramp up leading up to the July 4 holiday, and how will shippers contribute to the positive momentum with volumes?

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21 June
Jonathan Smith

FW NOW: Bringing the reefer heat, plus mythbusting the spot market

We take a look from the west to the east at reefer opportunities, plus a look at what’s really happening on the spot market

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14 June
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: What defines the best truckload performers?

Chris Henry the Program Manager for TPP and Jack Porter the Managing Director of TPP, join Emily Szink on the Friday edition of FreightWaves NOW. Henry and Porter talk about what defines the best truckload performers.

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13 June
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW: Opportunities in air cargo, competition in e-commerce

Today on FreightWaves NOW, our market experts give us a glimpse of optimism for air freight, and Wal-Mart throws down the last-mile delivery gauntlet. Plus, the developing oil tanker situation and what it might mean for oil.

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10 June
Jonathan Smith

FreightWaves NOW – June 10, 2019

Emily Szink sits down with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Oil Expert John Kingston to discuss IMO 2020 and its effects on not only the global ocean shipping industry, but on the trucking industry as well.

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