AskWaves by FreightWaves.com is where we try to provide answers to everything you’ve ever wondered about in transportation and logistics. Ask us anything you’ve ever wanted to know about in freight. Our experts in transportation, logistics, trucking, air freight, intermodal, and ocean cargo will attempt to answer in a future article. *Not all questions will be answered and due to high response, it may take a while before we get to your question.
What happens to ocean vessels when they’re retired? AskWaves explores how this initiative is striving for transparent ship supply chains.
An in-depth look at CEO compensation in container shipping, bulk shipping and the cruise industry
In this AskWaves, we look at the potential for a driver wage boost if a critical exemption in federal labor law were lifted.
Updating climate normals can help people plan for changes in commodity production and demand, impacting freight capacity down the road.
Double brokering has been around since shippers started relying on brokerages to find trucks to haul their freight. However, double brokering is fraught with risk and becomes illegal when a shipper specifies that its loads are not to be re-brokered.
AskWaves looks at the primary ways of comparing data, using year-over-year and sequential comps, and how sharp changes in demand during the pandemic have made it necessary to view the numbers through a different lens.
Powerful windstorms called derechos pose a serious threat to truckers, especially in the summer.
As frightening as they appear, ransomware attacks are based on a simple concept of locking up data and effectively holding it hostage.
Environmental regs could extend future dry bulk and tanker upside, while consolidation could change curve of container-shipping cycle.
Transport deregulation’s long game has left much of the asset-based carrier field with few players. Will the cycle turn to usher in a cast of competitive newbies?
B Corps are held to the highest standards of social and environmental impact. B Lab and B Corp representatives tell FreightWaves how to pass the rigorous assessment.
Pilots fly a fleet of specialized aircraft into hurricanes to advance science and save lives.
A commonly seen financial term — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — and why it’s used is explained.
The CHIPS Act aims to subsidize companies that can set up domestic manufacturing plants to create a more resilient supply chain for the future demand of semiconductors.
A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.
AskWaves explores the different ways to capture CO2 from the air, how much it costs and what happens once it’s captured.
AskWaves: Forget the base rate. Shippers need to worry more about the impact of accessorials.
Law enforcement will be on the lookout for unsafe drivers on roadways throughout North America starting Sunday, July 11, as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Safe Driver Week.
All commercial motor vehicles carrying hazardous materials must stop
Doppler radar has raised the bar for meteorologists when it comes to analyzing severe weather.
