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News
Capacity crunch coming, say top trucking executives
Covenant Transportation’s Joey Hogan and Jet Express’ Kevin Burch talk capacity, insurance, trucking’s image and a lot more in wide-ranging discussion at ACT Research event.
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Inside SONAR
This week in SONAR: improved navigation and robust macroeconomic data
The latest features in SONAR make it easier to navigate.
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Flat volumes plus loosening capacity equals more power for shippers (with video)
Despite strong economic data in favor of the carriers, flat volumes and loosening capacity garners a power grab by the shippers.
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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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Chart of the Week
Consumer optimism may pull housing market through 2019
The housing market has been sliding since early 2018, but there are optimistic signals for a turnaround in 2019. Freight markets can only benefit from…
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News
Southeastern flatbed demand softens amid housing lull
We talked to freight brokers at LYNC Logistics, Arrive Logistics, and MoLo Solutions about whether recent softness in flatbed demand signaled a return to normal…
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Intermodal
Our bear and bull cases for the freight market’s mixed signals
Overall truckload volumes and spot rates are soft, but a huge wave of containers hit the West Coast in September, retail demand is strong, and…
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