Grace Sharkey
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Mothers make the trucking world go around
“I had never spent more than three days away from my daughters so it was really hard for me when I first started driving a truck.”
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Brandon Cafferky
Friday, May 7, 2021
Daily Infographic: How COVID Is Expected To Impact Shipping Volumes On Mother’s Day
UPS-commissioned survey said health and safety protocols will keep more gift-givers home this year
Noi Mahoney
Friday, May 7, 2021
Behind-the-scenes video: Checking Mother’s Day flowers at the border
Border agents say Mother’s Day week is one of their busiest for inspecting agriculture-related imports.
Mark Solomon
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
COVID concerns expected to goose Mother’s Day shipping volumes, UPS survey finds
About 37% of 1,005 respondents said they will ship their gifts this year, the first-ever UPS Mother’s Day survey finds.
Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Weekly Market Update: Freight volumes rise for second week in a row as flower season comes to an end in Florida
Freight volumes continue to increase steadily with no real implications to rates yet. Mother’s Day flower season hits Miami.
John Paul Hampstead
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Mother’s Day spikes reefer rates 52% out of Miami
The Mother’s Day demand for reefer trucks full of flowers has stressed an already tight capacity segment that is hauling record fruit and vegetable tonnage. The result? An unprecedented spike in reefer spot rates.
