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Insights
Commentary: How on-demand freight is poised to transform logistics
Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.
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Economics
FreightWaves Freight Intel Group researches “everything freight and logistics”
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several…
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Economics
Four models forecasting trucking spot rates in 2019
We look at the trucking futures forward curve, Morgan Stanley's index, the Coyote Curve, and projections from Susquehanna.
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Last Mile
Expedited spot markets crashed harder than regular truckload
Expedited carriers and brokers discuss the reasons for weakness in expedited spot markets.
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Finance
“Not hedging is the risky behavior”: trucking freight futures at Transparency19
On Monday afternoon at Transparency19, Addison Armstrong, executive director of trucking freight futures at FreightWaves, moderated a conversation between Nodal…
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News
Coyote calls for year-long slide in contract rates, but 2020 will tighten up
FreightWaves has also observed downward pressure on contract rates and the beginning of a capacity bleed-off.
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Company earnings
Updated: Echo Global Logistics squeaks out an earnings win against tough comparisons
Despite a crash in truckload spot prices (approximately 50% of ECHO revenue), the freight brokerage beat analyst expectations.
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News
Freight brokers call market bottom, look for spring tightening
Green shoots: reefer capacity is tightening in south Florida, south Texas, and southern California.
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News
At TIA, Capital Logistics’ Feig explains how brokers price volatile markets
Have a strategy that you believe in and don’t forget to price in volatility, Feig said.
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Freight Futures
Simpson: J.B. Hunt committed to freight market transparency
J.B. Hunt wants to make freight marketplaces more efficient by making information more transparent.
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