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Chart of the Week
Refrigerated remains most challenged truckload mode heading into the holidays
The refrigerated truckload sector’s capacity recovery has stalled this fall while van has continued to stabilize. Here is the reason.
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News
Heated produce season may further freeze capacity
With capacity tight across the board, difficulty in sourcing reefer trailers may spill into other segments as produce season continues.
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Trucking
Food service providers struggle to keep up with reopening of America
Food service providers can expect to be extremely busy as COVID-19 fears subside.
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Weather and Critical Events
Heat wave coming for truckers in Southwest
Truckers will hit a prolonged heat wave across Desert Southwest freight markets beginning this weekend(forecast video included).
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White Papers
White Paper: Produce Season Outlook Keeps Industry on its Feet
Trucking companies, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), brokers, shippers and members of the FreightTech community share their thoughts on produce shipping for the 2021 season.
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FreightWaves LIVE
SONAR expands its reefer data
FreightWaves adds exclusive new data set to an already extensive amount of reefer data.
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The Stockout
Coin flip compliance — reefer carriers are rejecting half of tenders
Just as Pat Riley trademarked the term “three-peat,” I’m considering trademarking “coin flip compliance.” That’s the state of the reefer market today with reefer carriers…
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The Stockout
Reefer shippers beware: Capacity shifting to dedicated and carriers practicing stricter freight selection
This article was originally published in The Stockout newsletter on February 3, 2021. To sign up for The Stockout newsletter, click here. We recommend that…
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News
The Stockout: Refrigerated truckload costs set to rise as contract rates play catch-up
Reefer spot volume volatility has exploded across the nation over the past week.
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Chart of the Week
Produce spot rates break $10K per load in November
Cold chain distribution shifts following the pandemic along with a much smaller supply of available base capacity has made the reefer carrier a much more…
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