peak season

Will markets remain tight into the first quarter or soften right after Thanksgiving?

FreightWaves Market Expert Zach Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about this week’s rate changes as we enter peak season and Thanksgiving.

Although air freight prices have been edging upwards, sources suggest the 2019 peak season might be short-lived.

The October Logistics Managers’ Index hits record low, suggesting peak shipping season may disappoint.

UPS expects tsunami of returns this holiday season

Amazon.com. Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) late Thursday reported third-quarter revenue of $70 billion, a 24% increase over the same period in 2018, as well as a 46% surge in worldwide shipping costs as it made massive transportation and logistics investments to upgrade delivery times and to take more control of the shipping process amid continued demand for […]

Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.

Flexport’s head of airfreight believes a small bump in demand out of Asia could result from new U.S. tariffs, while higher fuel prices will push up air cargo costs.

While still mostly brown, the shirt is now made with breathable, micro-pique fabric that ensures comfort in hotter temperatures.

FedEx passes on peak season surcharges but will hit the outsized stiff hard. Rates also to rise for 2020 services.

Werner has seen freight fundamentals improve recently and is expecting the truck market to tighten as new regulation is implemented.

UPS to hire 100k employees for peak season, and will expand tuition reimbursement plan

J.B. Hunt imposes peak season intermodal surcharge to recoup costs of returning empties

Atlas Air and its pilots union continue take hard lines in wake of arbritrator’s award that a contract settlement be arbitrated

Eliminating the residential fee reveals UPS’ comfort level and ability to better engineer its network.

Hapag-Lloyd says it outlook for the second half of 2019 is unchanged even if it has to deal with more trade restrictions.

Amazon’s q2 shipping costs soar as costs of one-day delivery launch exceed estimates

Company expects double-digit operating profits this year for all three units.

Executives from Axle Logistics, Network Transport, Transfix, and Convoy weigh in on peak season 2018: higher volumes and less volatility than 2017 means that most brokers are sitting pretty.

Fresh off strong third quarter earnings, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) President and CEO Derek Leathers was optimistic about the company’s future moving into peak season and beyond.