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Freight Futures News
Transportation industry celebrates ahead of freight futures contract launch
Guests at FreightWaves headquarters enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner, and talks from industry luminaries.
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High Tech, High Touch
By offering supply chain optimization and better use of data, managed transportation providers continue growth trajectory
Shippers responded to tight capacity and high rates in 2018 by turning to managed transportation providers, and if the predictions for 2019 come true, they…
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Economics
Weekly van, reefer barometers pull back as seasonality strikes market
After setting one record high after another in the early weeks of 2018, the weekly DAT Dry Van and Reefer Barometers have pulled back but…
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Insights
Strong contract pricing for van, reefer to continue
Both Dry Van Weekly Barometer and Reefer Weekly Barometer are predicting stronger contract pricing in coming months.
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Economics
Real talk from real leaders: What industry insiders are saying about conditions right now
Candid conversations with leaders in the logistics/truck freight brokerage industry.
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Economics
High rates, tight capacity to continue
A panel of financial experts were mixed when asked whether the industry would see higher spot rates one year from now, but continued capacity issues…
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Economics
You know what they say about eggs in a basket? Maybe you should ignore it
Many fortunes have been made doing exactly the opposite.
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Economics
Sometimes change happens quickly – Part Deux
In a mere seven months, the trucking marketplace has gone from over-capacitized to the most under-capacitized in recent history as the market dynamics have dramatically…
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Economics
Donald Broughton named Chief Market Strategist for TransRisk
TransRisk, a pioneer of solutions designed to allow transportation industry participants to efficiently manage price risk in the North American freight transportation market, has added nationally…
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Economics
Companies continue to find value in DAT data
DAT has been one of the leading data providers for load and rate information for years thanks to its large database. Now, the company’s data…
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