Both truckload tenders and tender rejections rose this week. If spot rates are to continue the succinct but lagging dance with tender rejections, we should see spot rates inflate over the next two weeks. Also, with Thanksgiving just a week away, drivers will be seeking freight that drives them toward home, which typically pushes rejections and spot rates higher.
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Trucking and rail volumes remain elevated while the imports fade. Is this is beginning of the end of the 2020 freight boom?
We expect strong holiday truckload and parcel demand
driven by a consumer spending portfolio that has been weighted heavily toward goods over services since the pandemic began. We believe that we are now in peak season and that shippers’ requests for trucking capacity will continue to rise.
The election results show just how divided the nation is politically and COVID cases are back on the rise. Shipping activity appears to be insulated from any negative effects at the moment, but for how long?
Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith give a post-election market update ahead of peak retail shipping season. Sponsored by Amazon Freight. The stock market soared this week, after the 2020 presidential election election was called for Joe Biden and pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced its COVID-19 vaccine progress. This uptick is comforting for consumers as they move into […]
Record trucking volumes along with shrinking refinery production could make fuel prices an overlooked threat to carrier margins and shipping costs into 2021.
FreightWaves CEO announces SONAR SCI at FW LIVE @Home. SCI stands for “supply chain intelligence.” Read how SONAR SCI can help your business.
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 65 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for […]
Anthony and Zach bring on Jon Bradford of Dynamo, a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments, to discuss what effect 2020 has had on investment trends and sentiment in the supply chain.
Import volumes continue to fuel the surface transportation boom. Will it last into 2021?
Freight volumes and capacity remain historically strong for carriers even though OTVI and OTRI have fallen steadily throughout October.
Reefer carrier revenues are expanding rapidly as capacity tightens faster for the temperature-controlled segment of trucking.
Zach and Anthony cover the latest trends impacting the cold chain with special guest Zac Rogers. Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 75 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for […]
Carriers are investing in new trailers over tractors during the most recent freight boom. What does this mean for capacity in the future?
Carriers lose marginal ground this week as tender volumes, tender rejections and spot rates slip. Carriers remain in an advantageous position heading into the holiday season.
Zach and Anthony cover the latest in the logistics industry with special guest, Zac Rogers Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video
Freight volumes are not the only thing putting pressure on capacity.
We have officially moved back into “broken record” territory that we have not seen since February. While volumes are flowing at record levels and capacity is as tight as it’s ever been, there is little volatility at the moment.
