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Weekly Fuel Report for 8-27-19

On today’s LIVE episode, Dooner and Chad are broadcasting from the floor of McLeod’s UC2019! They’re talking Bernie’s billion-dollar electric trucking plan and elevated avocados, and they’re getting insights from guests from Trucker Tolls, SmartDrive, TruckStop.com, PrePass, BiTA and more! Rewatch the LIVE SHOW

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 […]

Keeping the train rolling in the great city of Dallas, it’s your Saturday edition of What the Truck!?! We hit on Trump’s late Friday tweet, Lime scooters taking Texas, Mexican truck imports and so much more from the Press Room inside of GATS. Hear perspectives from Blue Parrot, Uber Freight, Transflo, OwlCam, The Little Guy […]

LIVE from the great state of Texas, it’s your Friday edition of What the Truck!?!We’re talking Trump tweets (of course), China, Unicorns, and speaking directly to a variety of organizations here at GATS in Dallas.

Market expert Donny Gilbert talks on how well the reefer markets are in the midwest. Meteorologist Nick Austin show us the scattered storms from rockies to the east coast. Market expert Kevin Hill breaks down fleet visibility and that it’s not always about the customer. While market expert Jesse Cohen breaks down air cargo truck […]

Due to recent pirate activity, the International Maritime Bureau has urged seafarers to remain vigilant and to report all suspicious activities to regional authorities and the IMB.

Dooner and special guest co-host Kyle Cunningham are on-site at GATS with a full day’s worth of coverage. They’re talking to Truckers Against Human Trafficking, MAPBOX, TRAFFIX and so many more. Tune in tomorrow for Day 2 and catch the LIVE stream on FreightWaves YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

Kick your week off with What the Truck?!? as we talk IMO 2020, Uber Freight’s big fleet plans and California buses going electric, then play some trucker slang Market Expert Trivia and talk trucker drug testing with Grady Philips of Corporate Medical Services. Plus so much more. Rewatch the LIVE show here

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.