tender rejections
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Driver issues
Scared drivers press on toward looming freight cliff
Long-haul truckers practice social distancing by staying in their sleeper berths, uncertain where their next load will come from as manufacturers and retailers shut down.
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AskWaves
Why tracking tender reject rate is important
Tender rejections are often a leading indicator of spot rates and thus contract rates at a lag.
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News
Brokers: spot rates “escalating sharply”
Freight brokers expect spot rates to ramp this week, but the long-term outlook is uncertain.
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Weather and Critical Events
Heat wave pushing Florida strawberries to their peak
“Strawberries are a crop that doesn’t like heat.” Temperatures cracking 90 degrees have pretty much ended Florida’s strawberry growing season.
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Volumes jump for the first time in 2020, but shippers maintain pricing power (with video)
The coronavirus has made its first impact upon the American economy – the stock market. The novel virus is also impacting import volumes from China…
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Weather and Critical Events
Snowstorms returning to western freight markets this weekend (with forecast video)
More than a foot of weekend snow could hit volatile markets with elevated rejection levels.
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
No good news is bad news for the carriers this week (with video)
This week, the shippers gain pricing power for the 5th time in the first seven weeks of 2020. Volumes are flat, rejection rates are low…
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Weather and Critical Events
Southern freight markets reacting little to impending snowfall
Rejections, lead times down in southern markets despite snowfall forecast.
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Excess capacity keeps rates depressed on flat volumes (with video)
In a monotonous week in the freight industry, we believe neither the shippers nor carriers gained any pricing power.
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American Shipper Infographics
