Shippers
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Planning Ahead: How Shippers Can Prep for Post-Coronavirus
In the midst of a black swan event, it is difficult for shippers to see beyond the fog and plan for what to do when…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Freight volumes plummeting as fast as they soared (with video)
National freight volumes and tender rejections are falling as fast as they rose. Carriers remain in slight pricing power position, but their footing is slipping…
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Great Quarter, Guys podcast
When the going gets tough, the tough extend payment terms
On EP22, Kevin and Andrew discuss the inevitable accounts receivable risk incoming in the transportation industry with Peter Rentschler from CarrierDirect. Andrew introduces a new…
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Passport Research
How much freight do the top 470 shippers in the U.S. control?
In a recent whitepaper (“How much freight do the top 100 shippers in the U.S. Control?”; March 6), we examined how much freight the top…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Carriers in strongest pricing power position since 2018, but it won’t last (with video)
While this may be the peak pricing power for the carriers for this freight cycle, the carriers gain another 10 points in the DHL Supply…
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News
Uber Freight offers drivers food credit, cuts costs for relief shipments
Uber Freight has taken several steps to address industry needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including offering truck drivers a $20 weekly food credit and cutting…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Carriers enter dominant pricing power position for first time (with video)
The continuation of panic buying and restocking has swung the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index violently to the upside. Carriers are now in dominant…
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“Street-turn solution discovered: It will work” — Expert Advice
CDL 1000 aims to revolutionize street turns by automating the process, cutting out inefficiencies and improving speed.
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Panic buying and restocking creates major pricing power swing to carriers
American consumers are panic buying goods from every aisle. To meet this spike in demand, shippers must procure trucking capacity at higher-than-contracted rates creating a…
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News
Nominations still open for 2020 FreightWaves Shipper of Choice Awards
Kellogg’s took first place in the inaugural Shipper of Choice Awards last year. Nestle won second, followed by Walmart, Conagra and The Home Depot.
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