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Lumber prices keep tight grip on shippers and importers
Despite the significant drop in price, lumber remains an expensive commodity. Whether the price will continue to fall is uncertain.
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Cool Mountain Transport boosts pay in hunt for drivers
Another trucking company responds to the strong freight market by increasing truck driver pay.
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Chapter 10)
This is Chapter 10 of the occasional series on Trucking Companies A-Z.
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Equipment
September trailer orders go bonkers at 52,000 units (Update)
Fleets placed 52,000 preliminary orders for new trailers in September, the third-highest month in history as pandemic-driven consumer goods demand continues unabated.
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Auto manufacturing woes sink P.A.M. Transportation’s Q2
P.A.M. Transportation points to automotive manufacturing closures as reason for second-quarter loss.
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Freightonomics podcast
The Trailer Talk
Anthony and Zach, along with special guest Donny Gilbert, take a deeper dive into the freight market trailer pool and discuss the types of freight…
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Chart of the Week
Reefer demand is thriving this winter
Reefer volumes have broken out this winter as dry van demand fades. Does this mean the sector is in for a strong recovery in 2020?
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Chart of the Week
Reefer volumes trick while dry van treats
Reefer volumes have declined in 2019 as shippers have taken advantage of cheap van rates, but declining production and trade wars have hurt the cause…
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News
Charger Logistics expands cross-border network with new 119,000 square-foot Laredo facility
Charger Logistics’ new state-of-the-art facility in Laredo is up and running. The company aims to double its business in Mexico and grow overall capacity by…
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SONAR Market Update
Weekly Market Update: Seasonal peak arrives on schedule, but still disappoints
Freight volumes may have peaked for the season, but it certainly doesn't feel that way. There is still a lot of uncertainty for Q3 as…
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