Many of north-east Asia’s mega ports are directly in the path of two super-typhoons. The first is about to blow in from the Pacific and will make landfall within the next few hours.
ECHO faced a tough quarter with soft spot volumes and unexpected tightness in June.
FreightWaves Freight Intel Group predicts an increase in trucking company failures in 2019. Read why they make that prediction in this article.
Fretlink connects thousands of carriers with large shippers through a digital freight marketplace that offers reliability on service and freight hauling prices.
Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.
The truckload spot market experienced another month of softness in May, confirming recent commentary that normal seasonality isn’t taking shape.
Trucking could get hit “very hard” by an economic recession, ATA warns
FreightWaves has also observed downward pressure on contract rates and the beginning of a capacity bleed-off.
Have a strategy that you believe in and don’t forget to price in volatility, Feig said.
National spot market price movement has a surprisingly tight relationship with new truck orders.
FreightWaves, in partnership with Nodal Exchange and DAT, launched the world’s first financially settled Trucking Freight Futures contracts at 9 a.m. Friday, March 29. The first trade came through within 20 minutes of opening, at 9:18 a.m.
Southwest surfed the volatility in petroleum markets and maintained a strong financial position by aggressively hedging jet fuel.
Southwest surfed the volatility in petroleum markets and maintained a strong financial position by aggressively hedging jet fuel.
Robinson sees low to mid single-digit contract gains, soft spot pricing, Biesterfeld says.
Shippabo has created its own version of a fixed-rate contract, which helps small and mid-sized shippers gain access to direct-to-carrier contracts, allowing them to cut their shipping costs and secure reliable capacity.
Volume continues to slide but there was little change in the market over the past seven days.
Merge Transit is a spot market agency that helps owner-operators and small fleets reduce inefficiencies in their business, and looks to automate the process of dispatching.
Capacity is readily available in most regions of the country. Los Angeles has finally cooled off as the tariff deadline gets extended.
The spot market has been cooling over the past several months, but the players seem more uncertain than ever.
