Trucking

Chris Henry Thursday, April 11, 2019

Amazon’s disintermediation strategy: What it means for carriers

Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES “You margin is my opportunity” —Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO Over the next month, we will be bringing forward the concept of disintermediation, and specifically the companies and market forces likely to lead disintermediation within trucking (some are already actively doing it). I should […]

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Chris Henry Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Trucking industry leaders included in new TSA transportation security committee

Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK A handful of trucking industry leaders will sit on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee. The committee will draft recommendations on surface transportation security. The committee will consider topics like development, refinement and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings and security directives, according to a TSA […]

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Chris Henry Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Outbound freight volumes climb in Midwest markets

Ashley Coker Several markets across the Midwest are experiencing climbing freight volumes, evidenced by jumps in FreightWaves’ SONAR’s Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) values. Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee saw some of the most significant increases. (IMAGE; FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) OTVI is an index of accepted outbound tender volumes on a given day. The index was created […]

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