Ashley Coker CHART: FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR Volumes out of the Tifton, Georgia market have been moving upward since the beginning of the month, with FreightWaves’ SONAR Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI.TMA) showing a 33 percent surge since June 2. Outbound rejection rates (OTRI.TMA) have been climbing over the same period of time, increasing 274 bps from […]
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.
Global shipping and logistics giant UPS said it collaborates directly with its customers to reduce wait times at docks to increase efficiency and productivity and reduce detention time for its drivers.
LTL giant claims new requirements would also add costs to its in-house driver training.
Fr8Hub recently announced that it will expand its services to provide domestic freight matching throughout Mexico, connecting shippers with available carriers throughout the country. The Fr8Hub carrier network currently features more than 1,000 carriers in the United States and Mexico, and more than 30,000 available trucks. Since electronic logging devices and global positioning systems are […]
Retail giant Carrefour is leveraging blockchain to track the provenance of the food products it stocks in its stores, thereby providing its consumers information that far exceeds the data provided on conventional product packaging.
The data that can be gathered from a truck’s telematics has caused a shift from selling trucks as products to selling trucks as solutions to owners’ issues.
State-by-state benefits of raising gas tax included in White House letter.
The report showed further deceleration in the freight markets in May and warns an economic contraction could be underway.
Correction: The previous headline in this article was corrected to reflect that Darigold plans to export 50 percent of its products globally in coming years. United States dairy producer Darigold Inc. recently expanded its Mexico operations, targeting a growing Mexican middle class as an untapped market. Darigold has been operating in Mexico for years, but […]
Input from transportation partners shaped food giant’s distribution centers, with the aim of keeping drivers there are little as possible.
Amazon to add 15 B737800 freighters through lease with GE’s Aircraft leasing unit
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the new Digital Shipping Container Alliance and why standards are important to industry. He also writes about why getting standards written and adopted is particularly difficult.
Lakefront Futures & Options will be marketing Trucking Freight Futures through its new Trucking Derivatives Group. Read the article and learn more about Trucking Freight Futures and Lakefront Futures & Options.
The US logistics industry is making strides in overcoming macro volatility by a focus on IT improvements and shipper-carrier relationships
The Austin-based 3PL has soaring revenue and an additional $25 million in equity funding.
Electric vehicle adoption is constricted by high vehicle sticker price, long charging cycles and limited range. Solving these issues is key.
Appreciating hours of service rules is part of the fabric that makes this Wisconsin-based dairy company go the extra mile to ensure that truckers spend as little time as possible in its facilities.
Preliminary used truck sales in the heaviest weight segment – Class 8 – dropped 22 percent in May compared with the May 2018.
DREAMSTIME by FreightWaves’ Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan Economic data from the goods side of the economy showed some signs of life in May, as growth in retail sales and industrial production exceeded expectations during the month. This is an encouraging sign that activity may be stabilizing in the second quarter, though details in manufacturing point […]
