Rachel Premack

Rachel Premack is the editorial director at FreightWaves. She writes the newsletter MODES. Her reporting on the logistics industry has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Vox, and additional digital and print media. She's also spoken about her work on PBS Newshour, ABC News, NBC News, NPR, and other major outlets. If you’d like to get in touch with Rachel, please email her at rpremack@freightwaves.com or rpremack@protonmail.com.
Feb - 2023 -
16 February
Rachel Premack

El modelo de negocio del Tesla Semi tiene un grave defecto 

Más allá del hecho de que, al parecer, nadie puede conseguir sus camiones

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​​​​​​Tesla Semi’s business model has a serious flaw

Communicating to an industry audience isn’t very “badass,” but it should be a priority for Elon Musk’s Tesla Semi.

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Norfolk Southern eliminated key maintenance role in derailment region, union says

There are no federal requirements on the usage or maintenance of heat-detecting devices that have helped cut down on derailments.

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14 February
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Wall Street says Norfolk Southern profits won’t suffer from derailment 

One analyst expects Norfolk Southern will pay up to $50 million following its Ohio derailment — about 1.7% of its 2022 profits.

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09 February
Rachel Premack

Bubble Wrap is deflating — and so is the American consumer

Despite record-low unemployment, the packaging giant behind Bubble Wrap says consumers aren’t buying red meat or shopping online like before.

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What crappy beer demand tells us about the economy

Beer is too expensive, but consumers are happy to spend top dollar on hard liquor.

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Jan - 2023 -
30 January
Rachel Premack

Cardboard box demand plunging at rates unseen since the Great Recession

Cardboard boxes are a humble but key indicator. Manufacturers are quickly halting output of this good in a spooky sign for the economy.

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19 January
Rachel Premack

Cómo aprovecha Rusia su región ártica para ejercer influencia mundial

Durante la última década, mientras el resto de nosotros no mirábamos, Rusia ha invertido seriamente en su región ártica. Ahora, alrededor del 20% del PIB del país y el 30% de sus exportaciones proceden de estas gélidas tierras. El cambio climático ha suavizado el paisaje donde las reservas críticas de petróleo y gas estaban atrapadas […]

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How Russia is leveraging its Arctic region for global influence

Some 20% of Russia’s GDP comes from its Arctic region. Climate change means Russia can extract and ship fossil fuels more easily from the once perpetually frozen landscape.

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12 January
Rachel Premack

We’re about to learn all about the Fortune 500’s secret cash flow weapon

Supply chain financing is a major way that corporate behemoths keep cash flow humming. This tool is about to get its moment in the spotlight. 

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Dec - 2022 -
31 December
Rachel Premack

The largest trucking companies that went bankrupt in 2022 freight recession

2022 brought a recession in the trucking industry, but few large trucking companies declared bankruptcy.

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22 December
Rachel Premack

Union Pacific proposes pilot program to have just 1 person operating trains

Major U.S. railroads have pushed for years to eliminate the in-cab conductor role. But unions think the cost-cutting rule could undermine safety.

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20 December
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Trucking conditions crashed to pandemic lows this fall

Soaring diesel costs plus sinking volumes made trucking conditions especially challenging in October and November. 

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15 December
Rachel Premack

Bizarro inflation is making random stuff cheap and necessities unaffordable

Inflation has famously slammed the price of food and gasoline this year, but televisions and smartphones are historically cheap. What gives?

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