freight rates
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News
Logistics giant NFI Industries adding 5,000 jobs
Logistics giant NFI is adding 5,000 new jobs before the end of 2020, further evidence of the demand on trucking to meet pandemic-induced and holiday…
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C.H. Robinson’s new Procure IQ tool helps take the guesswork out of moving freight
Whether shippers should put freight out to bid or move it on the spot market to get the best pricing is a difficult decision, but…
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Equipment
August trailer orders post best month since October 2019
The continuing rebound in trailer orders is in line with three-year high in spot freight rates as consumers buy more goods than services.
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The Daily Dash: Amazon hits the gas on hiring; judge allows truck tolls to continue
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Amazon presses the gas on holiday hiring, a judge allows truck tolls to continue in Rhode Island and…
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The Daily Dash: Rates are rising
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, spot rates are climbing quickly across the country, and a specialized hauler thrives during COVID-19.
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Infographics
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Chart of the Week
2018 was worse than 2020 for trucking
A lot of the recent struggles for carriers originated in what many consider to be the most profitable year.
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News
Commentary: Freight rates – the games continue
As the battle for fair rates carries on, what if the solution is not government regulation, but rather the creation of a consortium that anonymizes…
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Driver issues
Commentary: Rise above the rhetoric
The current focus on the rate war distracts from the real issue at hand: how to build a profitable trucking business and control your own…
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Freightonomics podcast
Not so fast, my friend
Anthony and Zach break down the Knight-Swift and Heartland earnings; slowing decline of freight rates and volumes and what the rise in imports mean for…
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