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Rail
Why is the number of railcars in storage important?
AskWaves answers why rail industry observers like to keep track of the number of railcars in storage. Hint: It has to do with broader economic…
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Maritime
How long does it take to build a shipping container?
Demand for new containers has been historically high. Even so, the Chinese factories that build the world’s boxes are churning them out efficiently.
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Rail
What is the Surface Transportation Board?
AskWaves looks at the regulatory might of this small, independent federal agency.
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News
Why do gains on sale matter for carriers?
AskWaves takes a look at gains on the sale of revenue equipment and how they play into the financial results of truckload carriers.
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News
What spurred construction of Laredo’s World Trade Bridge?
AskWaves recounts the history of the eight-lane, $128 million World Trade Bridge, and its importance to commercial truck traffic between Mexico and the United States.
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How does Congress want to make trucking safe in 2022?
Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.
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Can truckers with sleep apnea legally drive if treatment devices are recalled?
FMCSA urges truck drivers affected by the Philips recall of nearly 4 million CPAP or BiPAP machines “to work with their medical providers to find…
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News
What’s it like hauling nuclear weapons across the country?
Nuclear materials couriers are well trained and armed for their job of transporting nuclear materials to sites across the U.S.
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Is double brokering legal?
Double brokering has been around since shippers started relying on brokerages to find trucks to haul their freight. However, double brokering is fraught with risk…
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News
Choosing between year-over-year and sequential comps
AskWaves looks at the primary ways of comparing data, using year-over-year and sequential comps, and how sharp changes in demand during the pandemic have made…
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