Do legacy brokers still have the juice?
The impact of new technology in freight brokerages and how it is changing compensation.
Is this the end of XPO as we know it?
XPO has made spin-offs the new buzzword in logistics for 2020.
Will AK Steel be a steal or a raw iron deal for Cliffs?
Is this a golden opportunity for a vertical integration, or is it a defensive move to bail out a troubled customer?
What is freight forecasting?
The amount of capacity allocated to the amount of freight moved is the most important factor in determining freight rates.
What’s in the cards for FedEx in 2020?
Are the reports of FedEx’s struggles greatly exaggerated?
Carriers gain pricing power as truck capacity continues to tighten
Tender rejects have now risen 170% since Nov. 1, 2019.
Freight brokers: How does your pay rank against your peers?
We surveyed 402 freight brokers in the U.S. and Canada to learn more about base salaries, commissions and talent.
Outbound tender rejections continue to climb through Thanksgiving
This is the first time outbound tender rejections have remained above 6% for consecutive weeks since March 2019.
Freight Brokers: Where are we in the freight cycle?
Gross revenue and margins are in the most difficult stage of the cycle right now.
Load volumes continue to decelerate into the peak holiday shopping season
This Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-Month DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index Outlook: 45 (Shippers) The trucking industry operates in a market based on real-time demand and supply. When demand is higher than capacity, carriers gain negotiating power for rates. […]
Key freight market indicators drag down carrier pricing power this week (with video)
Weak tender load volumes and rejections this week push the index toward shippers.
Shippers remain in control of pricing power as carrier sentiment rebounds
This Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Last Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Three-Month DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The trucking industry operates in a market based on real-time demand and supply. When demand is higher than capacity, carriers gain negotiating power for rates. […]
Rocky economic data leads to uncertainty for pricing power
Last Week’s Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) The trucking industry operates in a market based on real-time demand and supply. When demand is higher than capacity, carriers gain negotiating power for rates. When supply is higher than demand, shippers gain negotiating power for rates. FreightWaves’ Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in […]
Momentum behind carriers despite shippers gaining edge in this week’s Pricing Power Index
Power swings five points in favor of the shippers, but momentum building for carriers leading into holiday season.
Pricing Power Index: Shippers still have the advantage as long-term momentum builds for carriers
Critical events caused more panic than actual disruption to supply and demand.
South Texas powers another week of rising truckload volumes
Truckload volumes are now up 4.99 percent year-over-year.
Tendered truckload volumes continue to post year-over-year gains
OTVI.USA began the week with a rocky start before recovering to finish the week.
Over-capacity and the freight recession of 2019 (with video)
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group’s latest research shows that a freight recession is taking place.
Freight volumes steady as turbulence hits the stock market
Freight markets were steady this week as tariffs fuel volatility in stocks and bonds.
Load volumes accelerate heading into August
The FreightWaves basket of top freight markets all posted positive numbers this week.