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Flatbed steady amid lumber shortages, construction tightness
CFO Thom Albrecht doesn’t think the lumber shortage has been “that big of a deal” for flatbed carriers.
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Rail
What does a tight US housing market mean for rail?
The U.S. housing market is tight heading into 2021, with higher housing starts and limited inventories helping to support lumber and wood carloads.
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Rail
Weekly US rail traffic rises on higher intermodal volumes
U.S. rail volumes on a weekly basis were 2% higher last week amid a 9% increase in intermodal traffic.
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News
Commentary: Think 2020 is weird so far? Buckle up for Q4
Demand is reducing inventories while sales remain strong, leaving no cushion before sales ramp up as they do in November and December.
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Freightonomics podcast
The housing and home improvement sector’s over-achievement driving optimism for recovery
Anthony and Zach discuss the surprisingly rapid recovery in the housing/home improvement sector of the economy and whether it has sustainability.
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
WTT?!? weekday: SONAR diesel fuel forecaster and more [with video]
We gear up into this frigid week with a wild ride of headlines and industry updates. First, some bad news: a fatal shooting at a…
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Economics
Predicting the 2020 housing market
Market Expert Anthony Smith provides insight into the all-important housing market as 2020 gets underway.
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Economics
Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
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Economics
Headwinds loom for trucking and construction
FreightWaves Market Expert Anthony Smith writes about the issues impacting the U.S. housing market. As important as these issues are, they have a ripple effect…
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Economics
Housing starts really matter!
Last week the widely reported headline was “Housing Starts Climb Almost 6 Percent in April” yet many in the transportation marketplace openly questioned how that…
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