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Weather and Critical Events
NOAA uses drones for first time to see remote tornado damage
“This imagery could be a huge benefit to our office,” NWS meteorologist Alex Sizemore said about using drones to survey storm damage in remote areas.
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Webinar – The Future of RFPs: The Key to Unlocking Greater Efficiency and Profitability
This webinar will discuss the results of a recent study by FreightWaves and Trimble to identify the biggest challenges and the primary factors that are…
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Trucking
Turn questionable suspects into actual prospects
The right tool can help brokers turn a measly 5% success rate into sales wins at 50% or more.
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Infographics
Trucking Freight Futures Market Summary Week Ending 4-3-2020
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Trucking
Carriers running old telematics devices risk fines on the highway
Any carrier still running AOBRDs is running the risk of hefty fines and being placed out of service during highway inspections.
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News
Capacity ratchets tighter, volumes steady into the holiday
Markets from Los Angeles and Ontario to Yuma, Salt Lake City, and Minnesota have suddenly tightened as routing becomes directionally constrained.
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Economics
Warehousing employment stalled in 2019. Why?
Warehousing employment grew at an 8% CAGR from 2011-8, but slowed to 2.7% this year.
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Equipment
Some small carriers still clinging to old telematics devices into fourth quarter
Only 5% of carriers are still using automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs), according to a FreightWaves survey conducted in conjunction with EROAD and CarrierLists.
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Trucking
Number of women behind the wheel soars year-over-year
Women now make up over 10 percent of over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers, an increase of almost 30 percent.
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Equipment
Regional carriers start to close ELD compliance gap
The latest survey results show the highest compliance rates observed so far.
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