spot rate volatility
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Infographics
Spot Freight Strikes Back
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Freightonomics podcast
Is this the new normal?
Anthony, Zach, and special guest Kyle Lintner from K-Ratio discuss how the freight market is disconnected from the general economy; are we truly out of…
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American Shipper
Tech Connections: Limited interaction between demand and supply creates downstream inefficiencies
With shippers and carriers unable to predict rates or capacity in the spot market from month to month, can a better alternative be developed by…
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Trucking
Expectations for peak trucking spot rates continue to moderate
The forward curve inches lower.
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Truckload
Danger zone for brokers: Paper-spot rate spread cut in half this summer
Brokers' gross margins will compress unless they get shippers on board.
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Inside FreightWaves
Historical freight futures forward curves now available in SONAR
The features allows SONAR users to see how sentiment evolves over time in the freight futures market.
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Chart of the Week
Will retail season deliver?
There are reasons to expect a healthy pop in outbound Los Angeles spot rates.
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Company earnings
C.H. Robinson reports earnings beat of one cent per share
CHRW grew net income by 6.3% but increasing earnings per share by 8% with buybacks.
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Freight Futures News
Two batches of L.A. to Dallas trucking futures contracts change hands
November contracts from Los Angeles to Dallas traded at $2.103/mile as positive consumer confidence numbers were released.
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Freight Futures News
The fall outlook for trucking rates, according to forward curves
Chicago to Atlanta should jump in September, LA to Dallas peaks in November, and Seattle to LA hits a high in December.
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