The refrigerated truckload sector’s capacity recovery has stalled this fall while van has continued to stabilize. Here is the reason.
With capacity tight across the board, difficulty in sourcing reefer trailers may spill into other segments as produce season continues.
Food service providers can expect to be extremely busy as COVID-19 fears subside.
Truckers will hit a prolonged heat wave across Desert Southwest freight markets beginning this weekend(forecast video included).
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.
FreightWaves adds exclusive new data set to an already extensive amount of reefer data.
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 rejecting 50.3% of tendered loads, up from 40% in early February and up from 10% at this time last year. So, as concerning as tight transportation markets are for shippers […]
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 CPG companies, and others that ship refrigerated goods, pay close attention to Marten Transportation’s results each quarter. Marten, which reported its fourth quarter last week, is listed seventh on the […]
Reefer spot volume volatility has exploded across the nation over the past week.
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 valuable commodity this year.
Snowstorm will slam a few high-volume reefer markets over the next few days.
Carriers still have time to secure loads in strong reefers markets in the path of a potential snowstorm.
Wabash National says using the sun to power batteries on a refrigerated trailer could save 50% over the cost of diesel power with none of the emissions.
Transship partners with Loadsure to deliver pay-as-you-go, wraparound insurance coverage for all perishable goods.
Temperatures well above 100 degrees to scorch parts of California all week.
Court ruling was needed for disposal of mostly reefer carrier to proceed
Reefer is a hot trucking segment, but jumping in without considering proper insurance could freeze you in your path.
Southern California heat wave will keep reefer drivers on their toes this weekend.
Relaxed regulations and insurance payment relief are certainly helping truckers, but many are also changing their mix of freight to insulate revenue.
Citing economic challenges tied to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the need to focus resources toward targeted business units, Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT), a solo-driven reefer subsidiary of the Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ: CVTI), said it will shut down its terminal and headquarters in Texarkana, Arkansas, according to an internal memo obtained by FreightWaves. […]
