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Monday, August 26, 2019

FreightWaves NOW: Trade talks continue, but has the damage been done?

In this episode, Meteorologist Nick Austin tells you about flooding threats in the Midwest, Market Expert Henry Byers breaks down shipping container rates and new routes, Market Expert Zach Strickland analyzes tractor counts for fleets (one of the newest data sets in SONAR) in the carrier update presented by AT&T Business, and Market Expert Kevin […]

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

FreightWaves NOW: All eyes on the Midwest

Meteorologist Nick Austin talks about the possibility of flooding in Missouri and Kansas. In the carrier update presented by AT&T Business, Donny Gilbert talk about outbound tender volumes and how they are reaching record-highs. We also dive into what shippers are saying about the industry. And, Kyle Cunningham looks at outbound volumes versus total number […]

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

FreightWaves NOW: Emerging supply chains, mid-August market surge

In this episode of FreightWaves NOW, we talk about how Southeast Asia is changing the supply chain in the U.S., we discuss where freight brokerages are headed in the next 10 years, and FreightWaves CEO & Founder Craig Fuller shares some important news about the freight recession. Our carrier update is presented by AT&T Business.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

FreightWaves NOW: Unlikely markets, heat waves, and housing starts

Meteorologist Nick Austin discusses the heat wave hitting the Midwest and Southwestern U.S. Donny Gilbert talks to brokers about rising outbound tender volumes, and Kyle Cunningham brings you the Carrier Update presented by AT&T Business. Plus, Economist Anthony Smith dives into housing starts and how this is an indicator of the overall economy.

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, August 20, 2019

White Paper – The New Economics of Freight Brokerage

The marketplace for truckload transportation is fragmented and opaque. Relationships between shippers and carriers are tenuous at best, forged and broken by wild swings in capacity availability and rates per mile. In this white paper, Transfix and FreightWaves define the problems distorting the marketplace for truckload transportation, discuss how carriers think about their assets, explain the role of technology in reducing empty miles, and sketch out the economic dynamics that come into play when the marketplace is optimized to free up capacity at the right price.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

FreightWaves NOW: West Coast is hot, San Francisco seeing new trends

San Francisco, traditionally a backhaul market, is seeing some emerging trends that are promising for carriers. Outbound tender rejections in Southern California are under 1 percent, making it a hot area for brokers. And, as peak season continues, we take a look at the trans-Pacific Eastbound Corridor. Carrier Update is presented by AT&T Business.

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