COVID-19 pandemic
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News
Election 2020: Economy is runaway top issue in carrier survey
A FreightWaves survey of top election issues as viewed by motor carriers found the economy top of mind ahead of Tuesday’s election. Taxes and regulations…
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: COVID vaccine airfreight demand
Air freight demand for COVID-19 vaccines will be massive, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Air Cargo
Fixed costs to sink airlines unless governments intervene, IATA warns
Airlines have cut costs to the bone to survive the COVID pandemic. Shrinking the bone — maintenance, airport fees, labor and aircraft rent — is…
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News
Daimler Trucks sees higher orders but lower Q3 sales and earnings
The Q3 pattern for truck makers continued at Daimler Trucks with orders recovering dramatically from the second quarter but sales and earnings trailing because deliveries…
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FreightWaves LIVE: Events Podcast
Hot trend in cold storage: Spec-space real estate (with video)
Automated storage and retrieval systems are making the move into cold-storage real estate.
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Logistics
FEMA launches 5-year supply chain plan for pandemic preparedness
FEMA is trying to plan ahead for supply chain bottlenecks related to pandemic response and says it needs private sector help. New antitrust immunity on…
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Mid-pandemic restocking boom
The U.S. is experiencing an import surge.
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News
Cargobase reports 273% growth in automated spot freight procurement
The top 25 freight forwarders are now only winning 30.5% of the freight they bid on, as opposed to their previous rate of 53.3%.
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Technology
Telematics keeps smaller carriers competitive for peak season
The technology needs to be modular, meaning you can pick and choose how you want to instrument your fleet.
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Air Cargo
United Airlines cargo planes to share space again with passengers
At airlines, cargo is typically the junior partner to passenger service. During COVID, the roles are reversed and United Airlines is using its cargo network…
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