contract freight
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Chart of the Week
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…
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Freightonomics podcast
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.…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
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.
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Trucking
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.
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Business
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…
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Company earnings
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.
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News
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.
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News
Brokers say ample capacity readily absorbing contracted volume uptick
We checked in with executives from Edge Logistics, Avenger Logistics, and Convoy to see how brokers are handling YOY volume growth.
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News
Brokers move aggressively to undercut carriers on 2019 contract freight
Asset-based carriers think contract rates are going up; brokers think they’re going down.
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News
Stifel bullish, Morgan Stanley bearish on trucking
Investment bank Stifel Nicolaus (NYSE: SF) thinks that publicly-traded truckload stocks are now an attractive buy, with higher earnings available at reasonable valuations. That’s just…
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