contract freight Tagged Articles

Weather and Critical Events

Satellite animation of major Hurricane Ida approaching Louisiana.

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWavesSunday, August 29, 2021

Will Hurricane Ida cause carriers to chase FEMA relief loads?

Will Hurricane Ida impact freight contracts? Will carriers move from shippers' contracted freight to the spot market?

Infographics

Emily RicksMonday, March 29, 2021

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Daily Infographic: Spot vs. Contracted Rates

Here's a closer look at the difference between spot and contracted freight rates.

FreightWaves LIVE

from left: Kyle Lintner, principal and managing director at K-Ratio; MoLo Solutions CEO Andrew Silver; Josh Phelan, vice president of finance at J.B. Hunt Transport; and Michael Carlisle, logistics operations director at United States Cold Storage discuss contract freight at the FreightWaves North American Supply Chain Summit.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentTuesday, December 15, 2020

Sizing up the future of contract freight in uncertain times

Executives from J.B. Hunt, MoLo Solutions, United States Cold Storage, K-Ratio dig into the tricky nature of freight contracts for brokers and 3PLs in an…

Chart of the Week

Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market AnalystSaturday, October 3, 2020

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Will we see double-digit rate increases in transportation in 2021?

Trucking spot rates are averaging well over what they were a year ago implying many shippers will see rates increase next year. How much will…

Freightonomics podcast

Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market AnalystThursday, February 20, 2020

How the spot market moves the freight economy

Spot freight may only account for 10-20% of total freight moved in the U.S., but its activity paints the picture of the entire freight market.…

DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index

Kevin HillThursday, September 19, 2019

Pricing Power Index: Shippers still have the advantage as long-term momentum builds for carriers

Critical events caused more panic than actual disruption to supply and demand.

Trucking

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsMonday, July 22, 2019

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FreightWaves Freight Intel Group: Trucking company failures likely to increase in 2019

FreightWaves Freight Intel Group predicts an increase in trucking company failures in 2019. Read why they make that prediction in this article.

Trucking

Alan AdlerThursday, July 11, 2019

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ACT Research says trucking sector is in a recession

ACT Research says the trucking industry meets the definition of being in a technical recession as all major metrics it tracks have declined for two…

Company earnings

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchWednesday, April 24, 2019

Updated: Echo Global Logistics squeaks out an earnings win against tough comparisons

Despite a crash in truckload spot prices (approximately 50% of ECHO revenue), the freight brokerage beat analyst expectations.

News

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchMonday, April 15, 2019

At TIA, Capital Logistics’ Feig explains how brokers price volatile markets

Have a strategy that you believe in and don’t forget to price in volatility, Feig said.