Midday Market Update

Maritime rates are still soaring as ports stay backlogged, but could a federal mask mandate help alleviate some of the issues?

Market capacity is not loosening up as contract bid season gets into swing and Chinese New Year approaches.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent give an update on the state of maritime freight ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent discuss how imports and retail sales continue to support intense freight activity.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent discuss how trailer sales, retail sales and warehouse inventory levels are still high to start the year.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent discuss the best fleets to drive for this year.

Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill assess how Georgia’s runoff elections and a new administration will affect the world of trucking.

Kevin Hill and Blythe Brumleve dive into the world of logistics spending and sales forecasts with Mr. Supply Chain.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent dive into technological advances and the timeline for deploying AV technology.

Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill bring you today’s headlines, an update on vaccine movement across the US, and how the vaccine will stress the air cargo market.

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How warehouses and final-mile logistics are changing to suit the consumer Headlines Drivers who haul hemp may see new protections from wrongful arrest. Blockchain technology may provide law enforcement with shared data to quickly identify the legality of the hemp being carried.   On-time delivery of holiday packages has slipped this season, with FedEx reporting […]

Michael Vincent and Zach Strickland help you understand risk mitigation through market ebbs and flows Headlines Nikola founder Trevor Milton sold about 3 million of his company shares following the expiration of the lockup period for early stock buyers. Milton retains 88 million shares and still is the company’s largest shareholder.  Carrier YRC Worldwide reported […]

Autonomous truck maker TuSimple makes a deal with TRATON GROUP to expand into the European market and KLLM raises driver wages.

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Michael Vincent and Zach Strickland give an update on the headlines of the day, talk maritime rates with Chris Richards and air cargo with Eric Kullisch

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Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the importance of understanding how to interpret data  The second half of the week before Thanksgiving has shown continued growth in the market and several interesting new stories.  Here’s today’s top news.  Headlines FedEx has lost a lawsuit filed by a dismissed driver after he was let go […]

How will Tesla fare on the S&P 500, Canada’s role in COVID vaccines, and an update on upstream supply chains  Tuesday’s headlines Tesla dropped the news that after five straight quarters of profitability, the company will be joining the S&P 500 index on Dec. 21.  Tesla’s revenue continued to gain in Q3 2020, and its […]

Your Tuesday roundup of this week so far in freight