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A half-dozen basic physical characteristics of ocean containers should be considered before shippers or their packers stuff them.
Putting on a virtual event is a complex and difficult process. FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller provides an overview of what went into putting on the recent FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, a three-day virtual event that raised the bar.
The clear difference between contract and spot rates.
Chris Henry writes about the true costs of “unseated” trucks and what carriers can do to keep their number of unseated trucks as close to zero as possible.
Tender rejections are often a leading indicator of spot rates and thus contract rates at a lag.
Learn about nine different types of truck driving jobs that are available.
Many turn to factoring to ease cash crunches.
Charley Dehoney writes about digital brokerages and what they really are and do…
The gig economy is one more challenge for truck drivers.
The key metric “net revenue per truck per week” is explained by Chris Henry.
Why are Class 8 orders a deeply cyclical, lagging indicator of truck demand?
Kayla Matthews writes about options if you are interested in starting your own trucking company.
What is a Freight Recession?
Breakbulk refers to (almost) every cargo that’s not containerized or shipped in bulk.
Trucking insurance continues to get more expensive. Chris Henry and Daniel Pickett provide information about captive insurance agencies.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about methods to lower diesel fuel expenses for large and small trucking companies.
A global container index offers a big-picture perspective on the worldwide supply/demand balance.
The amount of fuel carried on a container ship varies based on the engine capacity and size of the ship, which themselves are a function of the particular trading route the ship operates in and the optimal speed of the ship’s engine. One of the largest container ships to call on the U.S., the CMA […]
There’s one pairing of numbers that indicate the U.S. is energy independent. But beneath those numbers, it gets a lot less clear.
Consistently meeting expectations goes a long way toward keeping drivers on board.
