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Thin inventories lengthen trucking demand runway
Recent data points as well as updates from retailers suggest this inventory restocking cycle may take a few quarters to fix, meaning the current supply-demand…
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US rail volumes inch higher sequentially
Weekly rail traffic moved higher week-to-week amid growing builder confidence and higher retail sales in May. But will the upward trend last?
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Freightonomics podcast
Who is driving freight rates in 2020?
Anthony and Zach discuss the dynamic between the spot and contract market as rates continue their wild ride in 2020. Do carriers, brokers or shippers…
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Freight Sales Survey: Getting Your Foot in the Door
Listen to the podcast to hear a breakdown of the survey here.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Who holds the wild card at every supply chain’s end?
The retail apparel sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how international trade, supply chains and tariffs complicate things further.
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Today’s Pickup: vHub trailer-sharing platform now integrates with telematics systems
vHub, which connects owners of underutilized trailers with those looking for short-term trailer usage, has opened its platform to integration with most telematics systems. Also,…
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April Class 8 truck orders hit 25-year low
Class 8 orders in April plummeted to their lowest level since September 1995 as the COVID-19 pandemic froze new bookings and led to postponing near-term…
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Trade groups outline path to retail recovery
As states begin to reopen their economies, leading retail trade groups urge the opening of all distribution centers and implementation of a three-phase reopening strategy.
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Dealership group awaits business carnage to come
Rush Enterprises barely felt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in its new and used truck business in the first quarter, but it is bracing…
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Freightonomics podcast
What to glean from J.B. Hunt’s surprisingly OK 1Q results, Cass, and disappointing retail sales
Anthony and Zach discuss what to make of the first major U.S. carrier to report earnings during the COVID-19 outbreak along with the recent Cass,…
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