Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst
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Chart of the Week
Tariffs force shippers to take a pause
The trade war between China and the U.S. is having a noticeable impact on freight markets. Shippers and carriers are…
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Market Insight
Weekly Market Update: Freight volumes take a surprising mid-month drop
Freight volumes should be increasing heading towards Memorial Day weekend, but they are headed the other direction as shippers take…
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Weekly Market Update: Freight volumes rise for second week in a row as flower season comes to an end in Florida
Freight volumes continue to increase steadily with no real implications to rates yet. Mother's Day flower season hits Miami.
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Chart of the Week
LTL is insulated but not immune to freight market volatility
The relationship between truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) is like two cities positioned around the epicenter of an earthquake.
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Sonar Release Notes
FreightWaves gets ready for hurricane season in SONAR 4.0 with critical event center and digital signal data
FreightWaves continues to push more features and data into its data analytics platform with 8 new features and 3 data…
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Market Insight
Weekly Market Update: Volumes recover from Easter slump, but not all loads are created equal
Freight volumes recover from Easter lull as volumes are flat from a year-over-year perspective. Comparing load volumes is not the…
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Market Insight
Weekly Market Update: Volumes take a pause for Easter
National freight volumes took a nosedive this week as Easter had a decent impact on the freight market, but how…
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Weekly Market Update: Volumes stable, capacity has a hiccup
Volumes are flat year-over-year, and after a brief period of disruption the freight market has stabilized. Container volumes that have…
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Chart of the Week
Spot market rates and truck orders have surprisingly tight correlation
National spot market price movement has a surprisingly tight relationship with new truck orders.
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Chart of the Week
Capacity is still being added to the market long after it has cooled
Capacity is still being added to the market. Truck orders numbers for both new and used models support this.
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