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- Loaded and Rolling
Loaded and Rolling: Trailer as a service; large carrier Q2 earnings boon
Trailer pool services are gaining adoption. Wabash, a major manufacturer of equipment, recently announced a partnership with Phoenix-based freight brokerage FreightVana to supply the company…
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Commentary: Your railroad contingency plan?
Overall, there will be lower rail volume levels continuing into the first quarter of 2021.
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Marine industries’ contribution to US economy swells
‘Blue economy’ provides about $373 billion of nation’s gross domestic product
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The worst has yet to come for carrier financials and GDP
Zach and Anthony review some of the latest company earnings and a major economic releases which have yet to reveal the full story of the…
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American Trucking Associations: ‘The second quarter is going to be terrible’
Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Class 8 truck production could fall to less than half of 2019
ACT Research cannot model downturn scenarios fast enough for Class 8 trucks, but high inventory levels make the coronavirus crisis a good time to take…
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- AskWaves
Why is GDP not useful for looking at freight conditions in the economy?
The overall GDP number is not very useful when looking for insight into freight conditions in the economy. The U.S. economy is dominated by the…
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- Economics
Four views of global growth: BlackRock, McKinsey, Deutsche Bank and BoAML
In 2020, growth is expected to slow further in nearly every global region, except Latin America and emerging Asian economies.
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