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According to AAA estimates, 1/3 of all Americans will travel this holiday season. Here’s what else they had to say.

On today’s episode, George Abernathy, Zack Strickland, and JP Hampstead discuss volume in the marketplace year after year.

A look at the total rainfall numbers the south can expect over the next 48 hours.

On today’s episode, George Abernathy, Zack Strickland, and JP Hampstead discuss volume in the marketplace year after year.

Whether it’s a pet store, zoo, or aquarium, animals have to arrive there somehow. This infographic looks at the trade and transport of animals.

On today’s episode, Chad Prevost, Zack Strickland, and JP Hampstead discuss SONAR features: Outbound Tender Reject Index  and Producer Price Index.

On today’s episode, Zach Strickland, Nick Austin, and John Paul Hampstead discuss how the winter weather is impacting the freight market.

Traveling this holiday season? You’re certainly not alone.

By 2022 consumers could be spending $100B a year on online groceries.

On today’s episode, Craig Fuller, Nick Austin, Zach Strickland, and John Kingston discuss the weather system impacting the southeast as well as the latest news in oil production.

JP slugs a Bells Two-Hearted and Chad is visited by a Bearded Iris Homestyle. The dynamic transportation due cover some galvanizing headlines of the week. Then they spend 5 Good Minutes with Director of Education at IANA, Hal Pollard. Finally, Chad and JP play their go-to headline roundup: Big deal little deal? What’s the deal with you?

A look at the upcoming storm moving across the south this weekend.

On today’s episode, Craig Fuller, Nick Austin, and Dean Croke discuss the weather system that will impact the southeast over the next few days.

A look at November’s Class 8 Truck orders.

On today’s episode, Craig Fuller, Dean Croke, and Ibrahiim Bayaan discuss ELDs and their impact on driver hours, trends in violations, and economic outlook.

A look at the new high-speed rail.

On today’s episode, George Abernathy, Zach Strickland, and Dean Croke discuss current operating ratios and their impact on used truck prices.

George, JP and Zach break down the weekend’s tariff news and look at what impact its already having on the markets.

GM is cutting an estimated 15% of its workforce.

Zach, JP, and Craig discuss how the freight market is looking going into December.

The cost of jet fuel burn is burning a hole in the pockets of air express shippers.

Chad and JP celebrate the holiday season with a bit of bourbon and “bitter” cheer. Then, they’re off and running on this week’s headline roundup. They take on 8 headlines in under two minutes (or do they?) with another rousing round of Big deal little deal? Finally, they spend 5 Good Minutes (well, more like 8) with Scott Friesen, VP of strategic analytics at ECHO.

On this episode of FreightWaves NOW, we discuss the giant storm hitting California and how it will impact freight and transportation in the area.

Do you know the different types of CDLs? Our latest video may help.

The November Market Update, presented in partnership with Convoy, featured FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan, who discussed macroeconomic data and trends in freight markets.

We spent the morning discussing the current weather conditions with Market Expert and Senior Meteorologist Nick Austin.

Canada Post workers in Montreal back to work following order to end strike. Here’s a look at the aftermath of the strike.

We spent the morning discussing a perplexing story from Transport Topics: “Medical Marijuana Companies Snap Up Trucking Rate Firm.”

Ever wonder where the U.S. gets its produce during the winter months? Our latest infographic may help answer that question.

According to a July survey, 70% of respondents had a positive view of electric scooters.

As you sit down for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner today, you’ll be enjoying not only some great food, but the lowest average cost of Thanksgiving meals since 2010, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

This week’s headlines bring us an array of reasons to be grateful for the coverage of FreightWaves and What the Truck?!? U.S. and China face last chance to avoid Jan. 1 tariff hikes, but don’t get your hopes up, Freight.Tech25: In spite of rocky year, Tesla shocks the world and places third. Freight.Tech 25: Silicon Valley money and the network effect lead Convoy to #4, Battery and design woes continue to torment e-scooter startup Lime (with special guest Casey Larkin), Major Thanksgiving snowstorm to delay truckers out west: flooding in some valleys. Then, they play another round of Big deal little deal?Finally, they spend 5 Good Minutes with Marissa Ash from Transfix.

This eBook—produced jointly by FreightWaves and Uber Freight—discusses the role of data and technology in shaping the future of the freight industry.

“Trucking companies are locked in a competition with the construction industry for workers. One way they are trying to stand out is by increasing trucker salaries.”

Wildfires continue to burn in California in the West freight region, but some relief is on the way soon. Much needed rain should move through the Golden State from Wednesday through Black Friday, helping douse the fires.

“Amazon Prime, the company’s $119/year membership program which offers free two-day shipping and now boasts more than 100 million members, seems to be a key driver of their growth.”

Retail activity posted the strongest gain in five months, as big gains in auto sales and rising gasoline prices helped to drive overall activity. Core spending grew at a more moderate pace, but the broad-based nature of the gains is encouraging headed into the holiday season.

JP and Chad bring you a special broadcast from Texas Station at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. They’re joined by special guest, FreightWaves’ executive editor, John Kingston. First, they discuss the MarketWaves afterhours party with Uber Freight and what kind of Texas-sized beers they’re imbibing. Then, they discuss some of this week’s headlines.

The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines.

As it continues work toward disrupting the traditional diesel-powered truck market in North America, Nikola Motor Company is eyeing another continent: Europe.

The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road Survey from Atlas. Who have you assisted in moving?

The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines.

On this week’s episode Chad consumers a powerful Lagunita’s Brown Shugga’ and JP sticks with a Bell’s two-hearted but with a twist. Then, they cover the headlines of the week with a focus on drivers and tech. Finally, they play a Big Deal, Little Deal? Will they make it two in a row?

Answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines.

Freight.Tech conducted a study mapping trends in TransportTech venture capital investment over the past five years. We’ve pulled out some of the results.

Companies need to keep their drivers safe; they also need to retain them and pay them. This white paper discusses how both can be done.

We look at Old Dominion’s latest operating metrics update.

Retention, training, and the capacity crunch are undeniably hot button issues in 2018. In response, SmartDrive and FreightWaves collaborated to distribute a survey to uncover trends in driver incentive programs. The white paper—based on the findings of the survey, which was fielded in Q3 2018—reveals the steps that trucking companies are taking in order to hire and retain qualified drivers and create safer, more profitable organizations.

FTR and ACT Research have both released their preliminary estimates of Class 8 truck orders in October. Here are the highlights.

Freight.Tech conducted a study mapping trends in TransportTech venture capital investment over the past five years. We’ve pulled out some of the results.

On this week’s episode Chad imbibes a Truckstop Honey from Back 40 beer from Gadsden, Alabama and JP has the usual comfort brew, a Bell’s two-hearted. This week, leading up to the midterms, the dynamic freight duo take on a variety of political issues such as they pertain to freight and economics. They measure the political B.S. meter from a scale of 1-10.

Zipline Logistics released a survey showing the impact of ELDs — 10 months after the mandate.

Brought to you by Omnitracs — With predictive analytics, fleets can identify drivers at risk of severe, costly, loss-of-control accidents — allowing for timely intervention. Download this complimentary ebook to learn how to increase fleet safety and how predictive analytics use HOS data to identify risk.

You need HOW many dry van trailers to hold all the candy purchased for Halloween?

FreightWaves discussed how the midterm elections impact the economy at large, and specifically how it pertains to freight. What are the implications to the economic indicators regardless of the winner?

A look at Flatbed, Dry Van, and Reefer trailers.

WITH THE U.S. OIL and natural gas market continuing to boom, and production of both rising, FreightWaves’ chief energy analyst Mike Mitchell has written a primer on what happens during the fracking process. Through it, you will be able to see the numerous necessary steps that requires a truck in the process to get done.

The FreightWaves Research Institute performed a global study by stock ticker symbol for all public companies in the freight industry.

FreightWaves Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan and FreightWaves Chief Analytics Officer Dean Croke explained what the data is saying about the freight market in this week’s monthly market update.

JP and Chad slug a Sweetwater IPA and Brooklyn Lager. Then, they tackle the headlines of the week: Tesla posts epic earnings beat, FMCSA will no longer assume a commercial driver “is always a human” as it prods autonomous trucking, Whitepaper: TransportTech venture capital trending hot. Then, they bring back the Big Deal, Little Deal? What’s the deal with JP?

Freight.Tech conducted a study mapping trends in TransportTech venture capital investment over the past five years. We’ve pulled out some of the results.

The rapid growth in investment resembles the Fintech sector from 2006-10, but TransportTech is still an understudied and less well understood field for venture investment.

We take a look at the basic differences between headhaul, backhaul and deadhead in this infographic.

So, you won the $1.6 billion lottery. All that money would require HOW many flatbed trailers to carry?

We take a look at August’s Class 8 natural gas truck retail sale numbers.

Chad and JP crack open a feel-good-go-to in Bell’s Two-Hearted, and a first time try of Birhimgham brewery’s TrimLine IPA. This week they cover the technology headlines and earning reports of the week. Then, the dynamic freight duo spends 5-Good Minutes with William Kerr of Edge Logistics.

We look at capacity and congestion statistics from the ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card.

We pull public safety statistics from the ASCE’s 2017 Infrastructure Report Card in our latest Infographic.

Which stops are preferred by truckers? We look at the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines to find out.

The FMCSA took public comments on possible changes to the hours of service rules. We polled our own subscribers to get their thoughts on what changes they’d like to see.

We look at data from ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card to see where the U.S. stands on its infrastructure upkeep.

These are the 10 strongest hurricanes ever recorded out of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Michael slams into Florida and Georgia. ATA’s Bob Costello thinks carriers will have pricing power through 2020. This week’s sell-off in transportation stocks. Stifel reiterates a ‘buy’ rating on C.H. Robinson and explains why. JP and Zach Strickland discuss all this and more on this week’s episode.

An update on how many people have lost power due to Hurricane Michael.

Traffic congestion is only getting worse. Our latest series of infographics will break down the ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card.

BoxLock- The Lost Package Problem

A whopping 97 percent of the employers in the transportation industry feel fatigue impacts their business.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that tests how owner-operators, carriers settle disputes. Railroads + Shippers = Solutions Conference. What’s a mango got to do with it? Blockchain expert panel at McLeod’s User Conference. They sit down for Five Good Minutes with Tom McLeod at the McLeod UC2018 conference. JP and Chad discuss all this and more on this week’s episode.

North American Class 8 net orders came in around 42,800 units in September, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research.

We break 2018’s crude oil production down by state and month.

Chad and JP crack open an Aquafina and a Diet Coke at McLeod Software’s User Conference 2018 and discuss the Elon Musk / SEC drama over the weekend, exciting new features added to McLeod’s PowerBroker, project44’s new capital raise, the McLeod Data Science Initiative, and Walmart’s blockchain partnership with IBM. We’re proud to say that this episode was brought to you by McLeod Software.

We take a look at the U.S. maritime industry in our latest infographic.

Atlas Van Lines conducted a survey asking 475 truckers what they like to eat/drink while on the road. Our latest infographic highlights some of their answers.

Atlas Van Lines conducted a survey asking 475 truckers what they like to eat/drink while on the road. Our latest infographic highlights some of their answers.

Brought to you by Omnitracs — No matter how you prepare, accidents are virtually unavoidable. Ninety-five percent of litigation expenses are paid by the carrier, despite studies concluding truck drivers are usually not at fault. Find out how to protect your fleet in this complimentary white paper.

We look at some of the details that make the Panama Canal such a useful tool in the shipping and freight world.

Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood sentenced to 150 months. Safer salads hit the shelves in 2019. “Gig” driver wages are falling, and their numbers are increasing: Chase study. Five Good Minutes with Keith Mader. Goldman Sachs: trucking rates to peak in Q4, gradually decline in 2019. North Carolina residents sue CSX for failure to prevent devastating flooding.

The GDP of the Atlanta metro area is the same as what country?

Our latest infographic dissects the North American Air Freight Industry.