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FreightWaves adds air temperature information as well as new fleet count data.
The inbound container flows had a big impact to freight volumes in the port cities of Savannah and Los Angeles this past year.
FreightWaves adds air temperature information as well as new fleet count data.
National spot market price movement has a surprisingly tight relationship with new truck orders.
Capacity is still being added to the market. Truck orders numbers for both new and used models support this.
Specialty retail and electronics retail stores are the least efficient loading and unloading docks for carriers according to FreightWaves latest index.
Manufacturing numbers are not looking as robust after a booming early 2018. The flatbed freight market may be in line for a big correction as well.
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Bendix is now making its advanced safety systems available for retrofit for models where it was not factory-installed. Plus, U.S. finds little support for postal rate changes, detention time increasing and air cargo boom may be over.
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After a period of attempting to improve detention times with carriers, they appear to be falling into the old habits of making load/unload times are lower priority according to FreightWaves’ Detention Minutes Index.
Los Angeles has had the heaviest freight volumes in the U.S. for the past several months, but carriers should be paying attention to where that freight is headed.
National freight volumes are flat year-over-year, but capacity is as loose as ever. What is driving the discrepancy?
Increasing spot rates lead carrier revenues in 2018, will revenues start to fall now that rates have started to come down again?
National spot rates have been flying high for the past year, but have only recently fallen under previous year values as illustrated on FreightWaves newest charting feature.
The newest release adds major weather data features, visualization and modeling tools, additional news features, and DOT highway cameras.
FreightWaves adds agricultural truckload prices and numerous warehousing and real estate data points to SONAR.
Atlanta to Philadelphia’s spot rate has hit its lowest point in 3 years. The absolute rates may be similar, but the freight markets could not be further apart.
January used to be known as the worst month for freight, but consumer trends are starting to change that.
