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Loaded and Rolling: Motor Carrier Act of 1980, OTR driver shortage, consumer confidence falls
Motor Carrier Act of 1980, OTR driver shortage, consumer confidence falls
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Commentary: 2020 forecast is for a slow start, strong finish
Market Expert Anthony Smith writes about the factors that will affect the U.S. economy in 2020 and what that willl mean for business.
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Fuller and Bayaan speak on rapidly deteriorating freight economy
The macroeconomy is slowing down to trend-line growth, but drivers of freight movement look worse.
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Air Cargo rate from Hong Kong to North America correlates with single North American trucking lane rate
How can air cargo and dry van spot market rates be related? Could the movement of these two seemingly unrelated rates provide more evidence the…
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Purchasing Managers Index drops; shipment volumes next?
The falling Purchasing Managers Index tends to be correlated with the general freight market, the Cass Freight Shipment Index illustrates this. Is it time for…
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American shippers and carriers react to signs of economic slowdown
The first week of 2019 saw three of America’s largest companies announce revenue expectation reductions, signaling a potential cooling of the U.S. shipping market.
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Monthly Market Update: Florence impacts, macroeconomics, and IMO 2020
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller, Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan, and Senior Meteorologist Nick Austin discussed Hurricane Florence’s impact on freight, the general macroeconomic situation, and the…
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Surprising data on trucking industry in Klaskow, Tucker webinar
Trucking employment has grown a healthy 32% since 2012, but very small and small fleets are absorbing the new drivers, leaving large carriers struggling to…
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What drives trucking market volatility?
For anyone in the trucking industry, there is one constant: change. Rates change. Customers change. Freight flows change. But why is there so much change? This…
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