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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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Maritime
New index measures supply chain pressure — and it’s really high
New barometer from NY Federal Reserve highlights how extreme supply chain crunch has become.
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Loaded and Rolling: Rounding up the F3 Virtual Experience trucking discussions, chaining up for winter weather and looking at a tight labor market that is hampering hiring.
F3 Virtual Experience trucking roundup (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Last week FreightWaves hosted the F3 Virtual Experience, which involved industry leaders discussing topics related to the…
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Rail
Deficit gap narrows for weekly US rail volumes
Rail traffic continues to increase after bottoming out in April and May.
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Truckload Indexes
America’s “Magic Money” tree
As the government pumps more money into the economy, many are questioning where the money is coming from? It’s coming from America’s “Magic Money” tree.
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Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: Amazon insourcing hurting DHL globally
Deutsche Post World has lowered its guidance for the year and cited Amazon’s continuing insourcing of logistics as a major reason. Plus, Goldman Sachs is…
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Is 2020 the year of supply chain risk?
Brian Aoaeh explores the vulnerability of supply chains in an interconnected world that is threatened by a potential pandemic.
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News
Freight’s 2020 outlook: Cloudy with a chance of lousy, analyst says
Analyst forecasts tough sledding for freight in first half of the year
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Economics
Implications of Fed rate cut for carriers and shippers
The Fed cut interest rates for the first time in over a decade. Shippers and carriers should benefit as the economy looks to reaccelerate
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Economics
Federal Reserve says no rate hikes, 2.1% GDP growth in 2019
Fed downgrades GDP growth projections, cancels rate hikes, stops balance sheet runoff, but “economic fundamentals are strong.”
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