tender rejections

Target Circle 360 leaves The Stockout hosts asking who it is for.

U.S. Xpress is going through a reorganization following a recent round of layoffs. The technology-driven Variant program will be merged into a larger Highway Services group, which will include the legacy over-the-road business and the USX freight brokerage.

FreightWaves’ Top 500 Largest For-Hire Carriers list FreightWaves just released the inaugural Top 500 list of the largest for-hire trucking fleets in the U.S. The ranking is based on tractor count and provides information on fleet size regardless of segment. For example, there is not a distinction between flatbed, LTL or dry van carriers; instead, […]

Contract rates for trucking have been rising since late last year and finally appear to be effecting compliance, but at what cost?

While shortages are being blamed for the bulk of the capacity shortages in transportation, the balance of the movement of goods has become incredibly lopsided.

Carriers are rejecting a disproportionate amount of long-haul freight heading east versus west. Does this dramatic imbalance have long-term implications?

Increasing the time between the request and requested pickup date is supposed to increase your odds of securing capacity. The aggregate data shows the opposite, but there is more than meets the eye.

Two of the nation’s largest centers for outbound freight demand saw record low levels of carrier acceptance rates this past week. This comes as the worst of the COVID capacity crunch appeared to be in the rearview mirror.

Capacity is retightening in California as demand surges once again. There are new patterns emerging that may lead to a battle for capacity between the two coasts.

Many carriers expanded their fleets after the 2018 freight boom and were rewarded with an extremely challenging oversupplied market in 2019. The current pattern looks eerily similar to early 2018, but are they comparable?

Tender rejections see a massive spike.

Trucking markets headed back in the right direction

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, could an influx of capacity drive down spot rates? Plus, ArcBest President Tim Thorne is retiring, and federal regulators consider nixing a vision exemption for CDL holders.

Imports continue to pile up as shippers and carriers take time for the holidays. They may come back to a mess.

Temperature-controlled equipment rates are already breaking records, could the vaccine distribution push them higher?

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, we take a look at third-quarter earnings with an analyst from KeyBanc. Plus, Hyliion is not recording revenue for its early products and Wall Street is OK with that, and carriers are dominating retail peak season.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, OOIDA will back FMCSA in a lawsuit defending hours-of-service changes. Plus, regional carriers could see a strong holiday season and equipment orders are up and that could complicate 2020 rate forecasting.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a potential TRATON-Navistar tie-up moves closer to a conclusion, plus carriers still hold an upper hand in rate negotiations and early earnings results are not what people expected.

Another massive weekly gain in outbound tender load volumes The freight markets continue to accelerate with outbound tender volumes climbing another 7.4% week over week. This has continued to keep truckload capacity tight and it is showing in spot market rates along with a power rating of 85 out of 100 for carriers in the […]

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