Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst
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Apr- 2021 -10 AprilChart of the Week
This could be the hottest summer ever — for freight
Imports have fueled the domestic freight economy over the past year. That growth continues out of the traditional peak season with shippers booking maritime capacity in April. Could this translate…
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3 AprilChart of the Week
Trucking gets another shot in the arm from quarantined consumers
The relationship between personal consumption and trucking demand has strengthened even further as companies struggle to maintain inventory. This suggests a very active spring and summer for transportation providers.
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Mar- 2021 -27 MarchChart of the Week
Transportation costs keep rising as service deteriorates
Transportation rates continue to climb while service is at an all-time low. Shippers will have to be aggressive in devising new strategies to keep costs under control.
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20 MarchChart of the Week
What will redistribution of imports mean for surface transportation?
Import volumes are growing rapidly into secondary ports as shippers scramble to build inventory. What are some of the short- and long-term implications to domestic transportation providers?
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15 MarchInside SONAR
FreightWaves launches SONAR SCI (Supply Chain Intelligence) Lane Acuity
Advancements in tender data science and paid market data now power SONAR SCI (Supply Chain Intelligence) Lane Acuity. SONAR Lane Acuity provides lane-level insight into market stability and rate benchmarking.…
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13 MarchChart of the Week
Will intermodal’s cost advantage be enough to grow beyond 2021?
Intermodal shipping is dominated by the largest shippers in the U.S. and operates on a more static network, which gains higher cost efficiency than trucking over longer-mileage runs.
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6 MarchInside SONAR
FreightWaves SONAR adds Intermodal Savings Versus Truckload (IMCS) tickers
The intermodal contract saving indices (IMCSI) show the percent savings of shipping via intermodal versus dry van truckload contract rates. To ensure comparability across modes, the calculation only compares truckload…
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6 MarchChart of the Week
Produce season comes early?
Reefer capacity has tightened to all-time levels, pushing spot rates for produce moves to seasonal peaks ahead of schedule.
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Feb- 2021 -27 FebruaryInside SONAR
FreightWaves adds aggregated predictive scientific rate tickers to SONAR
Though already present at a lane level in the Lane Signal application inside of the SONAR platform, FreightWaves has aggregated a national predictive rate value for van (FWS.USA) and reefer…
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27 FebruaryChart of the Week
Spot market rates set to resume slow downward trend after wild winter
The underlying fundamentals of the market are showing signs of moving slowly back toward a more stable scenario and spot rates may be unable to paint the full picture.
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