FreightWaves NOW

Friday, July 31, 2020

Rejection rates hit 2020 high – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland showcases a 2020 high for rejection rates before diving into the Jacksonville, FL, market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet and Kevin Hill discusses an all time high for carrier pricing power with Anthony Smith in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index update.

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Volumes keep expanding — FreightWaves NOW

In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland shows upward trends in July as volumes continue to expand, and in the Shipper Update, Mike Baudendistel talks with Anthony Smith about shipment speed taking priority over cost.

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Friday, July 24, 2020

Capacity tightens rapidly in two huge markets – FreightWaves NOW

Zack Strickland discusses tightening capacity in the Joliet, Illinois, and Ontario, California, markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines outbound volume in the Ontario, California, market in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox discusses a power shift to the carriers with Anthony Smith in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index […]

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

National freight volumes strong as ever – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland examines strong national freight volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses an upcoming softening in the reefer market, and Mike Baudendistel discusses rail performance in the second quarter with Anthony Smith in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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Monday, June 22, 2020

Railroads aggressively streamline costs in 2Q – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland looks at contracts driving lower revenue in 2020 in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks to brokers about tender rejections surging in Jackson, Mississippi, in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses railroads aggressively streamlining costs in the second quarter in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Rejections change course out West – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland discusses rejection changes in multiple markets in the western part of the country in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca takes a closer look at tender rejections in the Boston, MA, market in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox discusses the latest DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index update with Anthony […]

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Rejections up leading into Memorial Day weekend – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland examines a rise in tender rejections leading into the Memorial Day weekend in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca compares current freight volumes to 2018 levels in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox discusses a power shift to the carriers with Anthony Smith in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index.

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Picking the markets with tightening capacity – FreightWaves NOW

Kevin Hill and Anthony Smith dive into which markets are showing tightening capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines where volumes are beginning to gain steam in the Broker Update, then Anthony Smith and Mike Baudendistel discuss rail and intermodal volumes bottoming in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Volume levels see another small uptick – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland examines where volumes are increasing for a second day straight in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives into which areas are slightly rising in volumes in the Broker Update, then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how shippers are in the power position, but for the wrong reasons, in the […]

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Rails continue to impress with cost management – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland examines how Ontario, California, is accelerating recovery in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives into how the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, market is performing better year-over-year in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses how rail and intermodal continue to impress with cost management in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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Friday, April 17, 2020

A few big markets bounce – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland shows which markets are going down and which markets are bouncing back up in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and then on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how tender rejection rates are plummeting due to lack of freight movement. 

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

Macroeconomic updates for March – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland details a further decline in volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses changes in several markets across the country in the Broker Update, and Anthony Smith provides macroeconomic updates for the month of March in the Shipper Update.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Capacity continues to loosen rapidly – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland examines a dramatic loosening in capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca highlights a year to date low for tender rejections in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses declines in rail traffic with Anthony Smith in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Imports are feeding inventories – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland discusses import volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses a slow down in the fall of volumes and rejections in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox examines the Case Freight Indices with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Port cities seeing lower import volumes – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland discusses a drop in volumes before diving into the El Paso, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines year over year volume differences in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses low import volumes in port cities with Anthony Smith in the Rail and Intermodal […]

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Friday, April 10, 2020

Few markets show resilience this week – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland shows which markets have been resilient this week in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about freight volumes being at their lowest levels in three months in the Broker Update, and then on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how freight volumes are […]

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Market load balances are impacting capacity – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland looks at how market load balances are impacting capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about looking to reefer rejections in key markets for growth in the Broker Update, and then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how another 6 million Americans have applied for unemployment in the Shipper […]

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Volumes drop, but not evenly – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland looks at volumes dropping unevenly within the freight market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then in the Rail and Intermodal Update, Mike Baudendistel and Anthony Smith discuss lower import volumes hitting international intermodal.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Lower volumes change market balance – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland looks at volumes dropping along with tender rejections across the U.S. in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and in the Shipper Update, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith discuss what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey on small businesses portends for the freight market.

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Volume levels have nearly reached seasonal norms – FreightWaves NOW

Zach Strickland looks at van outbound tender rejection rates falling rapidly in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about volume levels almost reaching seasonal norms, and then Mike Baudendistel returns this week with Anthony Smith to discuss the economy dragging down rail traffic and truck orders in the Rail and Intermodal Update.

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