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Modes
1 on 1 with Matt Elenjickal: FourKites founder details company’s rise
FourKites was founded with the idea of developing a cloud-based SaaS platform that allows for seamless communication and real-time collaboration in the supply chain. As…
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Railroad
The good, bad and ugly sides of mining
A short cost-benefit analysis of the mining, recycling and use of iron and steel.
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Canada
Canadian economy notches another month of growth
Canadian rail and trucking sectors expand as nation’s GDP increases by 0.2 percent, capping its best three-month period in two years.
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Modes
Omnitrax acquires short-line railroad Winchester & Western
Winchester & Western Railroad is being acquired by OmniTrax in a $105 million deal.
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Railroad
Commentary: The complexity of owning or leasing freight cars
Jim Blaze writes about the pros and cons of shippers owning or leasing their own freight railcars to move their products.
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Weather
Excessive heat can impact rails as well as driver health
Heat wave spreading across dozens of states
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Air Cargo
Today’s Pickup: Drone app wants to control the skies
Drones could someday deliver thousands of packages a day, but who will monitor all this air traffic?
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Economics
Q&A: Economist talks tariff effects on trucking, rail and shipping
Top transportation economist Paul Bingham goes in-depth on trade war freight consequences, both pro and con.
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW: Reefer stays hot and rail is not
Why is it hot for carriers in Fayetteville, AR and why is rail suffering?
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW: Year-over-year seasonality and volumes
Today on FreightWaves NOW, we hit reefer volumes and seasonality action out West, intermodal and rail year-over-year updates, and a jobs report.
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