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Daily Infographic: : Texas highway expansion ‘boon’ for trade economy
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that includes federal highway designation for portions of Interstate 27 in Texas and New Mexico as part…
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Loaded and Rolling: Supreme Court COVID ruling; Freight costs climb; Consumer confidence climbs
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. (Photo: Shutterstock) Supreme Court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses On Thursday, the…
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Loaded and Rolling: Driver recruiting and supply chain pressures
Driver recruiting challenges, pay and demographics trends (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Driver recruiting remains a key challenge heading into 2022 due to pandemic, demographic and economic…
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Daily Infographic: United States Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
United States Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
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Backdrop for carriers picture perfect as produce season begins
Service-based spending categories like airlines, lodging and restaurants all were positively impacted by the stimulus, but the top 5 biggest growth segments came in goods.…
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Increasingly difficult yearly comps are a distraction; the market is rolling
The freight markets have reentered “chaos is business as usual” territory. All the major indices have been eerily calm since the winter storm disruption. Yearly…
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Buckle up — rates and volumes up 20% year-over-year and trending higher
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing…
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Welcome to the top; get comfortable
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 85 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing…
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Spot rates up 33% year-over-year and trending higher — is the peak near?
Accepted freight tenders are running up 18% year-over-year. Carriers are rejecting 1 in 4 contracted tenders and driving rates up. National spot rates above $2.75/mi.…
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When will the contract market catch up with spot rates?
There is no change in the Pricing Power Index this week despite a continuation of the trends we’ve seen over the past few weeks: astounding…
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